Last August, a team of Google Street View adventurers set out to explore the Amazon. They never returned. On Wednesday, Google released the "found footage" of the lost expedition, which it has archived on Google Street View.

Last August, a team of Google Street View adventurers set out to explore the Amazon. They never returned. On Wednesday, Google released the "found footage" of the lost expedition, which it has archived on Google Street View.

Unfortunately, virtually none of that is true. Instead of a tie-in to ABC's The River, Google simply took its Street View trike down the Amazon and into several tributaries, to give the world a virtual glimpse of one of the world's most famous rivers.

Google worked in partnership with the partnership with the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS).

Users can virtually travel down the main section of the Rio Negro, and float up into the smaller tributaries. Google also mapped the paths of Tumbira, the largest community in the Reserve, plus some of the Amazon forest trails. In all, over 50,000 still photos were archived and stitched together, the company said. And no, there are no blood demons.

"Many areas of the Amazon, including Rio Negro Reserve, are under the protection of the Brazilian government with restricted access to the public, so we hope that this Street View collection provides access to this special corner of the planet that many of us otherwise wouldn't have the chance to experience," by Karin Tuxen-Bettman, project lead for the Street View project in the Amazon, wrote in a blog post. "Together with FAS, we're thrilled to help everyone from researchers and scientists to armchair explorers around the world learn more about the Amazon, and better understand how local communities there are working to preserve this unique environment for future generations."

Google has recently taken its Street View cameras , of , several both in the United States and abroad, and , among other locations. The cameras have also been on film.