Driver Stranded on Utah Mountain After Google Maps Shortcut Mishap

23-year-old man rescued after following GPS directions onto impassable dirt road

The driver was attempting to travel from Springville to Vernal, Utah.
Google Maps directed him onto an ungroomed dirt road on Strawberry Peak.
The man called 911 and was rescued by Wasatch County Search and Rescue.
The rescue operation took three hours, and the driver was unharmed.
Previous incidents have raised concerns about the reliability of GPS navigation.