Overview
- Bobbie Ryan, 25, found 2024 Street View imagery showing her father sitting on his balcony at his Eccles, Greater Manchester flat after he died that year.
- She posted the discovery on her TikTok account, @bobbieryan27x, where commenters shared parallel sightings of deceased relatives captured on Google Maps.
- UK outlets reported the TikTok on February 23, 2026, and follow-on posts continued on February 24, including a woman who found her nan and uncle “frozen in time” shopping in Mountain Ash.
- Reports note Google generally refreshes Street View every one to three years and that Maps lets users view earlier images for the same location.
- No statements from Google were included in the coverage, which presents the finds as poignant examples of digital time-capsules rather than a privacy dispute.