A man sent Twitter users on an emotional rollercoaster after sharing a screenshot of two family members he found on Google Street View.
Google's map service allows users to interact with panoramic pictures of streets worldwide. Streets that enable users to have in-depth look are shown as blue lines on Google Maps.
The tech giant's cars regularly take photos of streets which are then stitched together to create the Street View display with images being updated regularly. When Mike Doyle, from Liverpool, was using the service he came across a photo of his grandad with his late grandmother, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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Sharing the screenshot on Twitter, Mike said: "My Nan passed away in 2015, so it’s great to see Google Maps have recently added a feature to see old street views, like this one of her going out with my Grandad in 2012.
"My Grandad still lives on to this day, at 90 and he’ll be made up when I show him this."
Mike's story resonated with a lot of users, inspiring them to share their own stories. Layla said: "Love this Mike" with a tearful emoji, while James said: "Amazing". Clare Cooney said "That is so cute xx", and Kath said: "Ah Mike that's boss".
Ken said: "Thank you for posting this, I’ve just put my old address into it and there’s my dad up a ladder outside the house, I lost him almost 8 years ago and it’s absolutely made my day!"
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