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Twitter Thread Inspires People to Find Dead Relatives on Google Maps

Jan 16, 2020

It is the worst feeling to lose someone close and special. Everyone grieves differently and it’s not uncommon for people to react in a peculiar way. But the wistful comfort that comes from their memories is always special.

While some might see the old photos with them and others may dial their number repeatedly just to hear their voice. It’s also possible to find treasured mementos in places you wouldn’t expect.

For a group of Twitter users, that unexpected source of closure and remembrance has been Google Maps.

A few years ago, Twitter user @yajairalyb lost her grandfather under regrettable circumstances that left her without a chance to say goodbye to him.

By chance, she and her family happened to discover that at some point, the Google Street View car had driven through his farm.To her amazement and relief, she discovered that it happened to catch him sitting by the end of the road.

Her tweet tempered other users' curiosity and many replies documented their own searches for Street View Images of their fallen relatives' homes.Check out the posts of people:

One particularly sweet post featured a young woman surprised to see her Nana standing in the doorway.

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