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A group of teen hikers relied on Google Maps. It was a disaster. - SFGATE

Published by SFGate By Sam Hill · 30 July 2026 at 23:50
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A group of teen hikers relied on Google Maps. It was a disaster. - SFGATE
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Google Maps said B.C.'s 18-mile Howe Sound Crest Trail would take five hours. Teen hikers ended up dehydrated, injured and rescued by helicopter.

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