The Find My iPhone feature on Apple phones helped rescuers find a woman trapped in a crashed car in Southern California, fire officials said. Members of the San Bernardino County Fire Department said they were dispatched Monday to assist with a reported traffic accident on Highway 18, according to the Fire Department. new york post. According to reports, the person who called 911 found the vehicle running off the roadway and down a hillside. The department dispatched three fire engines and a large rescue truck company to the scene at about 6:12 am Monday morning and discovered that the vehicle had slid down the side of the roadway about 200 feet. post. Firefighters found a woman trapped in her vehicle with serious injuries and used a rope system to safely remove her and administer life support. They believe the woman likely ran off the road the night before. Her family became concerned when she didn't return home, and she used Apple's Find My iPhone feature to locate her phone. That led them to the crash site, after which they called the police for help. After being safely removed from the vehicle, the woman was loaded into a waiting ambulance and taken to a local hospital, the fire department said. post. This isn't the first time mobile phone location features have been used to track missing persons. In April, a mother in Georgia used the same feature to help police track down her 9-year-old son after someone stole her car while she was in it.
Earlier this month, a man who went missing in Alaska used another feature called SOS Satellite included in the Apple iPhone 14 to alert authorities to his whereabouts despite the lack of cellular service. .
Rescue workers said they were "completely impressed with the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the initial warning" sent from the man's mobile phone after the rescue.