A Bihar family, misled by Google Maps, spent a night trapped in Bheemgad forest before local police rescued them the next morning after they regained network to seek help.

In Short

  • Bihar family follows GPS, ends up deep in forest territory
  • Forced to spend night in car amidst wilderness
  • Walks 4 kms to find network, rescued by cops next day
  • airglow@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 days ago

    MapQuest uses OpenStreetMap data, so that may actually be true for areas where Google Maps has poor coverage.