GPS steers family into roads flooded by Haw River, man rescues them

HAW RIVER, N.C. (WGHP) — The Haw River rose quickly Sunday night in the wake of Tropical Storm Chantal, and it took many people by surprise.

As major roads like the interstate had water flowing over them, navigation systems started suggesting people take alternate routes, but those routes weren’t safe either.

A family from South Africa traveling to Virginia followed an alternate route down Stone Street Extension, which is a dark, rural two-lane road right over the Haw River…

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