BRISBANE - A tip for tourists: if your GPS system leads you into a forest, forces you to unlock gates and move rocks blocking the road, chances are something is amiss.
South Korean tourists travelling from Brisbane to Rockhampton had to be rescued from a remote track in a forestry reserve in southeast Queensland after they tried to follow the directions given by their car's GPS system.
The three followed gravel roads, then dirt roads, then went through a couple of gates, and ended up bogged in a gully in Cordalba State Forest, near Childers.
The men, who did not speak English, ignored danger signs and moved rocks blocking a road, to get to an isolated point that was practically inaccessible, the Bundaberg NewsMail reports.
When their Ford Falcon became bogged the men tried to walk out, further endangering themselves.
Bundaberg Police received a call about 1am on Wednesday. A council worker found the tourists' vehicle six hours later.
The forest has form, Childers Police Sergeant Geoff Fay told the paper. A month ago backpackers also got lost there after following their GPS too faithfully.
He said travellers should learn how to use their GPS, and turn back if something looks wrong or signs don't match.
- AAP
GPS fails trusting tourists
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