Like every week, Juana Torres went on her weekly walk along one of the trails in the Los Angeles National Forest. This time she decided to take a new path.
Torres hiked up the Canyon Falls trail in the Tujunga area with a friend. However, he twisted her foot, leaving her unable to climb down the hill.
“It was remote and there was no communication with anyone,” says Torres. “Couldn’t make a call.”
Apparently, he was returning from a party and suffered an accident that took the vehicle off the road.
He had two miles to go back. His friend called 911 several times.
After several attempts, they decided to use Torres’ iPhone. With the help of the app SOS who owns the cell phonethey were able to send an emergency satellite message.
This text served to contact rescuers.
“When we respond, we already know where we are going, based on that system that provides their location,” says Marcelo Ruiz, of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Department.
The system also allows the person to inform them through a text if they are injured. In Torres’ message, she told them that she had injured her ankle.
In half an hour, a helicopter rescued her.
“(It feels) a peace to know that someone is there to rescue you. It’s the best feeling,” says Torres.
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That same technology has saved others
“In our area we have used it approximately three times,” says Ruiz.
On one of those occasions, they rescued a couple after their car fell down a ravine. The Iphone 14 detected the accident and 911 was called.
“This technology makes it simpler,” says Ruiz.
For now, only the Iphone 14 has this location technology.
