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A hiker was rescued from a cliff edge on Saturday after allegedly following a Google Maps trail that didn’t actually exist, making him one of several hikers who followed the same trail to get stranded. A search and rescue team responded to reports of a hiker stranded on Mount Fromme in Vancouver, Canada, who attempted to climb the exceedingly difficult terrain from the Kennedy Falls area.
A second hiker was stranded on a cliff in September after allegedly following a similar trail that appeared on the app and called 911, saying he was stuck on Mount Fromme and, “he was hanging on and wasn’t sure how long he could hold on.” The NSR confirmed Google Maps deleted the trail north of Fromme on Monday, but warned against using phones for navigational purposes while hiking.
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