JohnCenaFan28
11-27-2008, 12:59 AM
Three Norwegian tourists came under fire after their sat nav guided them through one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous slums.
The three men cut short their vacation in Brazil and headed home after Trygve Killingtveit, 24, was shot in the shoulder by suspected drug traffickers.
The tourists were returning from the beach resort of Buzios when they got lost, Brazil's Globo TV and local newspapers reported.
They reportedly told police their GPS system recommended they turn off a main highway as the quickest route back to the airport to drop off the rental car.
But the suggested route took them deep into the Mare slum complex, where their rented car quickly came under fire.
Killingtveit managed to drive the car to safety despite being wounded. He told family members in Norway that he probably went astray because of a fault in the GPS, Norwegian daily Dagbladet reported.
-Nova
The three men cut short their vacation in Brazil and headed home after Trygve Killingtveit, 24, was shot in the shoulder by suspected drug traffickers.
The tourists were returning from the beach resort of Buzios when they got lost, Brazil's Globo TV and local newspapers reported.
They reportedly told police their GPS system recommended they turn off a main highway as the quickest route back to the airport to drop off the rental car.
But the suggested route took them deep into the Mare slum complex, where their rented car quickly came under fire.
Killingtveit managed to drive the car to safety despite being wounded. He told family members in Norway that he probably went astray because of a fault in the GPS, Norwegian daily Dagbladet reported.
-Nova