A hiker in California’s Angelus National Forest is rescued after using the iPhone 14’s Satellite Emergency SOS feature. first introduced in the iPhone 14 series in the U.S. in September 2022, through the Satellite Emergency SOS feature, users can send text messages to rescue agencies. Since its launch, it has immediately taken on the responsibility of saving lives, such as the rescue of two stranded women in Canada shortly after it went live.
Now according to a local ABC7 Eyewitness News report, the feature was used to allow emergency services to rescue Juana Reyes. She was hiking with friends at Trail Canyon Falls in Tujunga when the trail collapsed beneath her.
Reyes told ABC7 Eyewitness News, “We tried to contact 911, but our phones had no service. Fortunately, my phone had SOS satellite capability and we were able to connect to it. I don’t know exactly how it works, I’m assuming it’s satellite, so that’s how we got in touch with EMS.”
The EMS team released a video of Reyes being airlifted by helicopter.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department told reporters that this was the department’s third “iPhone rescue” so far this year. Reyes has reportedly left the hospital and is recovering well at home.
When in areas without cell service, the option to use emergency help via satellite will automatically appear on the iPhone 14 series.
