52.376552.598305

52.376552.598305 – In April 2013 a meme was spread on the Internet that entering the coordinates 52.376552.598305 into Google Maps (a location described in that application as being the Beatrixpark in Almere, Netherlands) and zooming in on the resulting satellite view would reveal an image of a man dragging a body into a lake (leaving a bloody trail behind him):

Considering the full context of the image makes that claim rather improbable: it’s unlikely that someone would choose to dispose of a body in a public park in broad daylight, from a spot requiring that the body be lifted over a rail several feet high, while leaving an obvious trail of evidence behind him (and potentially resulting in a conspicuous large splash and floating body).

What the image actually appears to show is a couple of people accompanied by a dark brown dog (perhaps a chocolate labrador), and the supposed trail of blood is simply red-stained wood that has taken on a darker appearance due to being wetted (possibly because the dog jumped into the surrounding water and then dripped it onto the wood):

This story caused a stir on Reddit in 2013.

In 2013, a photo taken by Google Earth in Almere Park, near Amsterdam, Netherlands , became a hot topic of discussion among the online community on Reddit. The reason is because at first glance, everyone thought it was no different from the scene of a bloody crime with all the elements such as human corpses and blood stains. That is why people believed that this must be great evidence for the police to start investigating the murder case discovered by Google Earth, just hearing it sounds interesting, right?

Google Earth captures bloody crime scene, netizens shudder, demand police investigation before revealing lovely story

In fact, the Almere police also received the photo, but unfortunately, it was taken in 2009, so there was no evidence to conduct an investigation. Because of that, the photo became more famous and was spread everywhere. As a matter of course, it reached the ears of the “main character” in the photo, at this time everyone realized everything.

Once again, netizens have shown that their imaginations have exceeded all limits. The truth is that there was no murder and the body was dragged away. The truth is that the photo was taken of a woman named Jacquelina Koenen… walking with her dog Rama.

“When I saw the photo, I immediately recognized my dog. Rama loves water, he swam all over the river and climbed up the bridge and jumped into the river. It’s funny that people think it’s a crime scene, but it’s also great that Rama is more famous than ever,” Jacquelina told HuffPost. The news site also added that local police have confirmed Jacquelina’s story is true.