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Charlie Jones

Dad-of-two dead after following Sat-Nav to crumbling bridge that fell into water

A dad-of-two has died after his GPS led him over a badly damaged bridge that dropped off into a creek.

Philip Paxson, 47, was driving home at night from his oldest daughter's birthday party when his Sat-Nav led him to a bridge that's been out of action since July 2013 due to heavy flooding.

His mother-in-law Linda McPhee Koenig posted a heartbreaking tribute to Philip on her Facebook. She said: "Our family suffered a horrible loss Friday on September 30. My son-in-law, Phil Paxson lost his life returning home after celebrating his daughter's 9th Birthday in Hickory, North Carolina.

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