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Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps (www.smh.com.au)

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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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[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 10 points 11 months ago

The alternative is blindly following some other app into the wilderness though. Doesn't seem like such a cut and dry example of stupidity.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago

I mean yeah, it does actually. Other apps are explicitly designed for that purpose. It's even recommended by the authorities in the OP.

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