A man from Maharashtra drowned in a dam after following the directions given by Google maps. 34 year old Satish Ghule from Ahmednagar was driving to Maharashtra’s highest peak along with Guru Shekhar and Sameer Rajurkar, when they lost their way. It was around 1.45 AM and pitch dark. Since they were unable to see the road, they decided to take the help of Google Maps. While they assumed that it was showing the shortest route, in truth, it was actually leading them straight into a dam. The car toppled and fell into a dam, plunging the three of them into water. The other two passengers swam to safety while Satish drowned in the dam.
“While driving towards Kalsubai for trekking, they had lost their way and sought guidance from Google Maps, when they accidentally drove into the water,” Senior Inspector Abhay Parmar of Akole police station was quoted as saying. “There is a bridge there, which is operational for eight months. But for four months after the rainy season, the water of the dam is released and the bridge goes underwater, due to which it cannot be used,” he added.