Apple's Emergency SOS feature on iPhone 14 led to rescue of lost teen hikers
The group of hikers lost on the trails of a Southern California canyon reached out to emergency officials using the Apple iPhone 14's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature.
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Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature on the iPhone 14 series is credited yet again in the rescue of 10 teen hikers who were lost on the trails of a Southern California canyon.
According to NBC News, the group of teen hikers aged between 16 to 18 years old spent about three hours stuck on the trails of Santa Paula Canyon. They "were not prepared" for the hike as they lacked proper hiking clothing, water and lighting equipment.
The group of teen hikers used Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature to reach out to emergency officials and share their location. The rescue team took about three hours to reach the teen hikers. Bill Slaughter of the search and rescue team said it was their first experience with the new iPhone feature and found it to be "a game changer".
The Emergency SOS via Satellite feature is credited for saving a stranded man in Alaska and led rescuers to a car that fell into canyon. Apple revealed in a press release last year that it is investing $450 million to support the satellite feature on the iPhone 14.
The feature is currently available for iPhone 14 users in the U.S, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the U.K, Asutralia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Portugal.
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