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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's no cure for stupid. Where I live a year of two ago they had to rescue a lady with kids from a trail because it got late they didn't had any headlamps. The lady said she didn't realize it will get dark. Seriously? You think there are street lamps in the mountains or something?

If they were following a trail using a GPS they could always just follow it back. If you don't know the trail and GPS is you only lifeline make sure you have enough power for the whole day and some more. Have a backup device. If the trail gets hard make sure you can follow it in the opposite direction. Those are all basic things. There's really nothing you can do to stop stupid people from walking into mountains and calling for help. Google Maps has nothing to do with it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Around me people are always going hiking in flip-flops, shorts and a t-shirt and then nearly freeze to death because while it is warm on the ground, it's cold in the air.