[LINK] Family rescued after GPS blunder

Scott Howard scott at doc.net.au
Tue Aug 3 14:56:16 AEST 2010


Is it just me, or goes it seem that the words in the subject were
accidentally mis-ordered?

"GPS rescued after Family blunder" would make much more sense given the text
of the story...

  Scott.



On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Marghanita da Cruz
<marghanita at ramin.com.au>wrote:

> Given previous discussions on link about bushwalkers, I
> though linkers might like to put in their 2c worth on this
> story.
> > Updated Mon Aug 2, 2010 8:23am AEST
> > Portable GPS unit
> >
> > Led astray: The family was stranded for four days (Reuters: Rick Wilking)
> >
> > A family of four and their dog spent four days bogged in mud in far west
> New South Wales after being led astray by a GPS unit.
> >
> > Police say the driver drove off the road while following instructions
> from the GPS on Thursday.
> > They say the GPS instructed the driver to travel along a closed road near
> Wilcannia, and the driver ignored the road closure signs.
> <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/02/2970371.htm>
>
> Marghanita
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