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Orphan Uses Google Earth to Find Mom in the Indian Slum he Accidentally Left 25 Years Earlier

By Good News Network Friday, April 06, 2012

Family Life - General

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Indian man reunites after 25yrs using Google EarthAn Indian boy of 5, who was separated from his family for 25 years, has defied the odds by tracking them down — using little more than a vague recollection of his childhood and some help from Google Earth's mapping technology.

The satellite image program, along with a local Indian Facebook page, helped him to find his home and reunite with his family 25 years after he boarded the wrong train, fell asleep and ended up 10 hours away, on the other side of India.

(READ the dramatic story in TheWeek.com)

Thanks to Joel Arellano for submitting the story on our Facebook Page!

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