A woman from the Des Moines area who has been missing since Wednesday was found alive this morning. 18-year-old Lindsay Thomas left Clive for a job in Waverly five days ago, and then disappeared. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Rob Hanson says a D-O-T road crew spotted the car off I-35 in Franklin County in an area where the car could not be seen from the road.Hanson says they’re unsure what caused Thomas to go off the road. Thomas is in critical condition at a Mason City hospital.

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