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Published: June 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM

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BELLEVUE, Wash., June 15 (UPI) -- A trio of Washington state women said they were lucky to escape injury when their GPS device directed them to drive into the water.

The women said they were driving in Bellevue when the GPS instructed them to make a U-turn that took them down a boat ramp and into Mercer Slough, KIRO-TV, Seattle, reported Wednesday.

The women, who were visiting from out of town, received a ride back to the hotel from firefighters.

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