<p>Kasaragod: Two youths, who were on their way to a hospital using Google Maps to find their way, drove their car into a swollen river but had a miraculous escape as the vehicle got stuck to a tree in Kerala's northernmost Kasaragod district.</p>.<p>The visuals of Fire Force personnel pulling them to safety from the overflowing river in Pallanchi here the other day went viral on social media platforms on Sunday.</p>.<p>They could escape and contact the Fire Force personnel only because their vehicle, which was carried away by the water currents, got stuck in a tree.</p>.Man accused in rape-murder case dies by suicide in police custody in Maharashtra's Chandrapur.<p>The rescued youths said they were on their way to a hospital in neighbouring Karnataka in the wee hours the other day and were proceeding using Google Maps.</p>.<p>Abdul Rasheed, one of the youths, said Google Maps showed a narrow road and they drove their car through it.</p>.<p>"Using the vehicle's headlight, we felt that there was some water in front of us. But, we didn't see that there was a river on both sides and a bridge in the middle. There was also no sidewall for the bridge," he told a TV channel.</p>.<p>The car suddenly began to get carried away in the water currents but later got stuck in a tree on the shores of the river.</p>.<p>By this time, they managed to open the car door, come out of the vehicle and contacted the Fire Force personnel by sending them the location.</p>.<p>Later, Fire Force personnel rushed to the place and pulled out the two men to safety using ropes.</p>.<p>"We never thought that we could come back to life. We truly feel that it is a rebirth," Rasheed added.</p>.<p>Last month, a group of tourists from Hyderabad drove into a swollen stream near Kuruppanthara in Kottayam apparently after using Google Maps.</p>.<p>All four managed to escape unharmed due to the efforts of a nearby police patrol unit and local residents, but their vehicle was completely submerged.</p>
<p>Kasaragod: Two youths, who were on their way to a hospital using Google Maps to find their way, drove their car into a swollen river but had a miraculous escape as the vehicle got stuck to a tree in Kerala's northernmost Kasaragod district.</p>.<p>The visuals of Fire Force personnel pulling them to safety from the overflowing river in Pallanchi here the other day went viral on social media platforms on Sunday.</p>.<p>They could escape and contact the Fire Force personnel only because their vehicle, which was carried away by the water currents, got stuck in a tree.</p>.Man accused in rape-murder case dies by suicide in police custody in Maharashtra's Chandrapur.<p>The rescued youths said they were on their way to a hospital in neighbouring Karnataka in the wee hours the other day and were proceeding using Google Maps.</p>.<p>Abdul Rasheed, one of the youths, said Google Maps showed a narrow road and they drove their car through it.</p>.<p>"Using the vehicle's headlight, we felt that there was some water in front of us. But, we didn't see that there was a river on both sides and a bridge in the middle. There was also no sidewall for the bridge," he told a TV channel.</p>.<p>The car suddenly began to get carried away in the water currents but later got stuck in a tree on the shores of the river.</p>.<p>By this time, they managed to open the car door, come out of the vehicle and contacted the Fire Force personnel by sending them the location.</p>.<p>Later, Fire Force personnel rushed to the place and pulled out the two men to safety using ropes.</p>.<p>"We never thought that we could come back to life. We truly feel that it is a rebirth," Rasheed added.</p>.<p>Last month, a group of tourists from Hyderabad drove into a swollen stream near Kuruppanthara in Kottayam apparently after using Google Maps.</p>.<p>All four managed to escape unharmed due to the efforts of a nearby police patrol unit and local residents, but their vehicle was completely submerged.</p>