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It was unclear how the trail in British Columbia had appeared on Google Maps in the first place.

A Canadian search-and-rescue group was able to save a hiker who alleged followed a non-existent trail that showed up on Google Maps.

It was the third instance of someone attempting the dangerous Kennedy Falls climb in British Columbia

A search-and-rescue organization says it has finally been successful in getting Google to remove a non-existent trail from its Maps app, after crew members were again called to pull a stranded hiker out of dangerous terrain in the North Shore mountains near Vancouver.

A Canadian search-and-rescue group said it had conducted two missions recently after hikers “may have sought to follow” a nonexistent trail on Google Maps.

Vancouver-based North Shore Rescue is warning hikers against using apps like Google Maps to navigate through the wilderness. 

A hiker following a trail on Google Maps that did not exist found himself stranded and was saved by a helicopter and rope rescue team.

Goolge Maps is getting smarter, but it still doesn't know where everything is.

A hiker followed Google Maps and ended up stranded on a steep and dangerous cliffside in Canada, rescuers say.

This isn’t the first time rescue teams have had to come to the aid of misdirected hikers in this area of the North Shore.