Miraculous Escape: Youths Saved By Tree After GPS Misleads Them Into Swollen River

Two youths on their way to a hospital in Karnataka using Google Maps drove into a swollen river in Kerala's Kasaragod district but miraculously escaped when their vehicle got stuck to a tree. Fire Force personnel rescued them, and the youths expressed gratitude for their second chance at life.

Two youths had a harrowing experience as they drove into a swollen river in Kerala's northernmost Kasaragod district while relying on Google Maps for directions.

Rescue visuals showing Fire Force personnel pulling the pair to safety from the overflowing Pallanchi river went viral on social media on Sunday.

The vehicle, carried away by strong water currents, fortuitously got lodged in a tree, allowing the youths to escape and seek help. Abdul Rasheed, one of the survivors, recounted how their car headlights revealed water ahead but failed to show the river flanking both sides or the bridge without sidewalls.

Fire Force personnel successfully located and rescued them using ropes after they provided their location details. Expressing immense relief, Rasheed termed their survival as a 'rebirth.'

In a similar incident last month, tourists from Hyderabad narrowly escaped when their car entered a swollen stream in Kottayam, following GPS instructions. Local police and residents aided their timely rescue.

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