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Old 28th September 2010 | 12:08
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Satnav does it again.

White van man airlifted to safety after satnav sends him to top of mountain | Mail Online

This white van man had a lucky escape after his satnav sent him to the top of a mountain by mistake.

Driver Robert Ziegler, 37, found himself stranded near the peak at Bergun, Switzerland, after he was directed up a 'glorified goat track'.

Unable to go forward or turn around to go back the way he came, he was forced to call the emergency services.
Rescue workers scrambled a heavy lifting helicopter to carry the van and its driver to safety after he dialed for help on his mobile phone.


'I was lost and I kept hoping that each little turn would get me back to the main road. In the end it told me to turn around but of course I couldn't by then,' Mr Ziegler told police.
A fire brigade spokesman said: 'He claims he didn't see any footpath signs but he must have been a pretty fair driver to get that far up a glorified goat track.'






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