Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps
It was unclear how the trail in British Columbia had appeared on Google Maps in the first place.
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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.