PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama - A woman found on a Pleasant Grove roadside early today with a Walmart bag over her head has admitted to making up the entire ordeal.

It would seem, police said, that the 19-year-old Hueytown woman was trying to lure back her estranged boyfriend with sympathy. "She is going through some personal problems,'' said Pleasant Grove Detective Jason Davis. "Between that and wanting attention, it turns out none of this happened."

A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy on patrol spotted the woman about 5 a.m. in the dirt just off the road near Five Acre Road. The woman appeared unconscious, but was alive.

Rescue workers took her to UAB Hospital where she was checked out and released. She told detectives she was visiting a friend's gravesite at the cemetery when a man came up from behind her and put a bag over her head. Her vehicle was found parked in the cemetery.

The woman said she struggled with the man, and was able to break free. She then ran to the roadway, where she said she passed out.

Detectives from both Pleasant Grove and Hueytown spent much of the day trying to track down the real story, including cell phone records and review of surveillance video from nearby.

Police interviewed the woman again this afternoon at the Hueytown Police Department at which time she confessed to fabricating the attack. "She even said she put the bag on her head to make it look like someone tried to suffocate her,'' Davis said.

The interview is still underway. Davis said the woman likely will be sent home tonight, but said officers will obtain warrants on Wednesday against her. She is expected to be charged with falsely reporting an incident to police, which is a misdemeanor.

Her name is being withheld pending formal charges. "She is apologetic and I think now realizing how big this has blossomed,'' Davis said.

The problem, he said, is the ruckus that resulted from her tale. "We've gotten tons of calls about it. Everyone was worried about their safety,'' he said. "We want to let our people know we don't have some guy going around here attacking women. That's the important thing."