In a recent incident in Georgia, a hiker’s life was saved from a potential fall by the fall detection feature on his Apple Watch.
While hiking with his dogs at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Mike Menand encountered a coyote, leading to a startling fall. With no immediate access to his phone, Menand’s Apple Watch detected the sudden fall and, after not receiving a dismissal within a minute, automatically sent an emergency alert. This alert, if emergency contacts are on file, includes a text message with a map pinpointing the fall location.
After the incident, Menand underwent surgery to insert a titanium rod into his broken leg. He credited his Apple Watch for playing a crucial role in his rescue, acknowledging that without it, he might have been stranded for an unknown duration. Tragically, a month later, another hiker in the same park fell and did not survive, underscoring the potentially life-saving impact of the Apple Watch’s fall detection feature.
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The fall detection feature is just one of the life-saving capabilities of the Apple Watch. The smartwatch has proven to be instrumental in various emergencies, such as alerting emergency contacts and informing services in the case of a highway car crash. Another instance highlighted an Oklahoma man who credited his Apple Watch for his journey from being a heart attack survivor to becoming a marathon runner.
These life-saving features, including crash detection and fall detection, were introduced by Apple with the iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch Series 8 in 2022. They have demonstrated their invaluable role in critical situations, as exemplified by these real-life incidents.
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