Patrol: Woman held captive texts for help

July 24, 2013 (EAU CLAIRE, Wis.) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol says a woman held against her will by a Minnesota man she met online was able to text for help.

The patrol says the 32-year-old Edina (ee-DEYE'-nah), Minn., man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after holding the 19-year-old Whitehall woman in an SUV on Interstate 94.

Authorities say the woman convinced the man she needed to use a restroom and was able to text for help during a stop at a gas station near Elk Mound.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press says the woman was not physically harmed.

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