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A woman was hospitalized after exiting a moving vehicle in Blue Earth County.

Sheriff’s deputies responded at 5:39 a.m. Monday to Highway 14 east of Highway 60 in rural Eagle Lake for a report of a female who exited the westbound vehicle while it was still moving. Blue Earth County dispatch received other reports of a person lying in the traffic lane at the same location.

A 20-year-old female suffered injuries and was transported by air ambulance for medical care. The Minnesota State Patrol assisted deputies at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation by the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office.