Stories featuring the Apple Watch never cease to amaze us. All known testimonials in recent years have shown that this device is capable of saving our lives in any condition. Once again, the world’s most popular smartwatch has been the key to save a man’s life after he falls into a sub-zero lake.
The impressive story that saved the older man’s life happened in Morrow, Georgia. This time around, the Apple Watch’s fall detection feature that automatically calls emergency services if no movement is detected for a full minute worked as expected.
Man saves his life thanks to Apple Watch fall detection
After detecting the fall, the man’s Apple Watch called emergency services through the Clayton County Emergency Communications Center. Help arrived within 12 minutes and although the man was ‘extremely cold to the touch due to the icy elements’. According to a report shared by local media, Morrow City Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeff Moss said:
“Since an Apple Watch initiated the call, the location of the call could only be determined using the watch’s GPS, which reported the nearest address. Morrow Fire Department team arrived at the scene with Morrow Police Units and quickly noticed that the physical address was not where the patient was and began a perimeter search.
Given the climatic conditions of this event, without a doubt the function of the Apple Watch and the rapid response of the emergency services were the best pair on which the man could count.
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