Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray
A Nevada couple traveling through Eastern Oregon are safe at home after spending three days stuck in snow because their SUV's navigation system sent them down a remote forest road.
Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger says after the couple got stuck on Christmas day, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their cell phone to get a weak signal and relay GPS coordinates to a Klamath County dispatcher.
They were rescued Sunday afternoon when a deputy reached them and winched their vehicle out of the snow.
The names of the couple were not immediately available.
Evinger says they are now home safe in Reno. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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