Don't look down: White van and driver airlifted to safety after satnav error sends him to top of mountain
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.
Stuck: Driver Robert Ziegler found himself stranded at the top of a mountain in Bergun, Switzerland
Ordeal: The white van is winched to safety by a helicopter
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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