It was a freezing afternoon in the remotest mountains of Oregon, United States, when a 37-year-old man named him. Casey Ryan I had planned an exciting trip with some friends. He could never have imagined that that afternoon, he would be completely lost, facing the challenge of inclement weather and causing the events that would have saved his life to change dramatically.

You are about to hear a moving story in it. the creativity of a crafty photography fan managed to save his life and the misfortune of a group of friends and the region’s untimely climate. With the help of a roll of toilet paper, electrical tape, cord, drone and iPhone 13, he was able to warn those around him. emergency services to demand ransom. A solution in the purest style of MacGyver, the protagonist of a popular 90’s TV series The idea worked.

A rescue befitting a Hollywood movie and the importance of SOS emergency calls via satellite

Casey Ryan was having a wonderful afternoon hiking with a group of friends in a remote area of ​​Oregon. Willamette National Forestwhere there is no coverage.

unfortunately they met woman with car stuck in snow. While he was trying to help him, his truck got stuck on the road. After several hours of trying to salvage their vehicle and seeing temperatures continue to drop, Casey Ryan had a great idea that would “make MacGyver proud”.

He used a paper napkin to wrap his iPhone 13 with some electrical tape and a small piece of string. He tied it to his plane and raised its height so that get coverage He climbed above the dense treetops of the forest and managed to send his wife a text message explaining the unfortunate situation and demanding a ransom.

A drone and an iPhone 13 helped make a thrilling movie-worthy rescue

The plan worked, though not immediately. Casey Ryan and friends they had to spend the night inside their trucks in sheltered sub-zero temperatures. Volunteers from the Lane County search and rescue department’s offices rescued them the next day, The Washington Post reported.

Casey Ryan explained her story herself in this YouTube video:

Search and rescue coordinator Jason Bowman described what happened:

“I’ve been doing search and rescue since 2007 and this was the most unique way to ask for help I’ve ever seen.”

Lane County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue volunteers assisting a snow-covered pickup truck in the mountains of the Willamette National Forest

Apparently they had to repeat operation several times until the iPhone 13 receives a signal to send a text message. Maybe they could have asked Siri to send the message for them, but luckily it worked in the end.

Casey Ryan poses for a photo with his invention

If you had the new iPhone 14 instead of an iPhone 13, the situation could have been very different. “SOS emergency via satellite” that he was able to send text messages to emergency services out of range and occasionally saved lives already. Luckily, she managed to come up with great skill creativity and pose next to her bizarre piece, leaving it all in an exciting anecdote.