Hiker follows Google Maps to steep cliffside and gets stranded in Canada, rescuers say


Rescuers believe the hiker followed a trail on Google Maps that doesn’t exist, according to the post. It’s the third time rescuers have pulled someone from the area, most recently in September. — Photo by Ingo Joseph: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-using-google-maps-application-through-black-android-smartphone-35969/

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

He had tried to climb Mount Fromme, one of the North Shore Mountains north of Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Nov 4, North Shore Rescue said in a Facebook post.

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