The Apple Watch helped save the lives of injured skiers in Washington after falling approximately 1,000 feet down a mountain, thanks to an SOS alert.
A helicopter’s view of a mountain rescue – Image Credit: King County Sheriff Air Support
On Wednesday, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office in Washington were informed of an Apple Watch SOS alert. The notification from Apple’s wearable came from a skier located near Steven’s Pass, a popular ski resort.
Rescuers didn’t have much information to go on, except that a skier had fallen on the mountain, and had injured a leg. The skier reportedly fell approximately 1,000 foot in their accident, reports Fox Weather.