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Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain after taking Google ‘shortcut’

A driver in Utah got stranded on a mountain after Google Maps suggested a shortcut that led to a rugged dirt road, officials said. The Wasatch County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post that at about 12:40 a.m. on July 4, a 911 call was made by a stranded driver. The driver, a …

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Man gets stranded in car on Utah mountain after following Google Maps ‘shortcut’

A 23-year-old man was rescued from a Utah mountainside after he followed a “shortcut” route recommended by Google Maps and ended up trapped in his car. The unnamed man drove his Toyota Turcell through an ungroomed dirt road up Strawberry Peak as he tried to get from Springville to Vernal on July 4, officials with …

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Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain after taking Google ‘shortcut’: officials

{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} A driver in Utah got stranded on a mountain after Google Maps suggested a shortcut that led to a rugged dirt road, officials said. The Wasatch County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post that at about 12:40 a.m. on July 4, a 911 call was made by a stranded driver. The …

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Driver gets stuck on Strawberry Peak road thanks to a Google ‘shortcut,’ officials say

HEBER, Wasatch County — A man needed rescuing from a dirt road on Strawberry Peak after Google recommended it as a shortcut to take on Thursday morning. Wasatch County search and rescue said the 911 dispatch center received a call from a 23-year-old man stuck on the road in his Toyota Turcell on the west …

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Google Maps sent Utah driver down this ‘shortcut’ from hell

A driver had to be rescued from a Utah mountain, after following a ‘shortcut’ on Google maps.  The unknown man, 23, was rescued from Strawberry at midnight on Thursday evening according to the Wasatch County Search and Rescue.  Officials said that the man was trapped in his Toyota Turcell on the west side of the …

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Man rescued after car gets stuck on Strawberry Peak, a ‘shortcut’ Google recommended

Man rescued after car gets stuck on Strawberry Peak, a ‘shortcut’ Google recommended by Megan Brugger, KUTV Saturday, Jul 6th 2024 A stranded motorist was rescued after his car got stuck on the west side of Strawberry Peak. (Courtesy Wasatch County Search and Rescue) WASATCH COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — A stranded motorist was rescued after …

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