iPhone 14 satellite connection saved the life of a man in Alaska

Satellite connection of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, a feature also known as Satellite Emergency SOS, saved the life of a man stranded in a remote, uncovered location in Alaska.by touring between two places in the state.

The citizen, according to a statement released by the Alaska Department of Public Safety, was traveling from Nurvik to Kotzebue, two cities in the aforementioned state, on December 1 on his snowmobile. At a point between the two cities, he was trapped – presumably because of the snow – unable to contact emergency services by telephone, so he activated the SOS Emergency feature via satellite to demand a ransom.

Communication using this feature is available on the iPhone 14, which is powered by the Apple Emergency Response Center and allows emergency services in countries where it is available to communicate with the user without additional devices, allowed a GPS to locate a man trapped in Alaska and sent four volunteers to rescue him.. No injuries were reported.

Working with local search and rescue teams, the Apple Emergency Response Center and the Northwest Arctic Search and Rescue Coordinator, SAR NWAB deployed four volunteer searchers to the Nimiuk Point area directly using GPS coordinates provided by the Apple Emergency Response Center. A search party of volunteers found an adult male and he was taken to Kotzebue.

iPhone 14’s satellite feature saves its first life

For the first time, there is evidence of life saving thanks to the satellite communication feature of the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro.. Recall that this feature was announced last September along with the launch of new models, but it was not activated until a few weeks ago. Also, it is only available in certain countries. Among them are the USA, Canada, and soon some European countries.

Yes, the satellite connection feature of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro is not always available. Only It activates when the device has no coverage or cannot connect to any Wi-Fi network. The user must also complete a number of previous steps before contacting emergency services. These include taking part in a short survey asking about your status or pointing your iPhone at the nearest satellite.