Thursday, August 19, 2010

Google Street View finds "Dead girl", but is she?


It seems plenty of people around the UK are still just finding out about Google Street View and the wonderful or ghastly things you can find if you look hard enough. The latest find, isn't a flying pair of pliers, but what appears to be a dead girl. Eek.Don't panic, or call the police however, as it has been since found out that it was, in fact, just a girl playing dead, rather than actually being dead.Turns out, 9-year-old Azura, who is now 10 and no doubt enjoying her new found fame, was messing around with a friend in Middle Road, St John’s, Worcester, when the Google Street View car was driving past. Months later when the pictures started appearing online, concerned families started phoning the police to alert them to the supposed crime. Luckily all that had really happened was that Azura had fallen over and was "playing dead" as a prank on her friend … and now it appears the Internet.Coronation Street will "make history" as the first fictional location to feature on Google Street View. A Google car, complete with the roof-mounted camera, has driven down the famous cobbles of Coronation Street to capture the real-life set in 360-degrees. When live, fans of the soap will be able to explore the street virtually on Google Street View and take in the landmarks such as the Rovers Return and The Kabin paper shop. A Google spokesperson added: "This is the first ever TV soap to be photographed for Street View and we're thrilled that soon fans up and down the country will be able to imagine themselves heading down the street to enjoy a pint in The Rovers".

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