- The victim’s body was found in Vltava river after being trapped in Prague sewers
- She was geocaching, an outdoor ‘treasure hunt’ for collectibles using GPS
- A man is still missing from the group of four who took part in the game
A young woman drowned and a man is missing after they were caught inside Prague’s drain system by torrential rains while geocaching.
They were among a group of four participating in the GPS-based treasure hunt when they became trapped in rising water after a storm.
The body of the 27-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was found in the Vltava river.
The young woman who has not been identified was found in the Vltava river in Czech Republic
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She was part of a group who were ‘geocaching’ when torrential rains hit the drains system
The group were geocaching inside the Czech capital’s drainage system when heavy downpours led to rapidly rising water.
A woman died in the accident while the hunt for the missing man is to be resumed today.
The other two members of the group managed to escape and were hospitalised, a police spokesman said.
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Geocaching uses a participant’s smartphone GPS to track down goodies in hidden locations
The group were ‘geocaching’, a treasure hunt activity played by millions of people around the world.
The aim of the game is to find a trinket or collectible that has been planted by another user which can then be found using a person’s smartphone GPS.
A player will then tag the item on the geocaching app to say they have found it.
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