Last week, a group of students who were going kayaking in Utah were rescued when they got trapped in an area with no cell service, and the situation was saved thanks to Mica Satellite emergency on iPhone 14 This feature, which was introduced in September last year, allows iPhone 14 users to take advantage of satellite communications to get help during emergencies.
According to AppleInsider, the students spoke to KUTV in Utah about their perilous experience. Bridger Woods, one of the students, said they had been kayaking for about a year, heard about an interesting canyon, and decided to go and explore it.
While exploring the valley, they came across an area with remarkably deep water, and unexpectedly, perhaps due to the wet winter in Utah, got the students stuck in this pool for over an hour, but eventually managed to escape and move on. Later, they encountered another pond, but it was deeper and more dangerous, and soon they got stuck in it, too, and were unable to leave it.
In an attempt to improve their situation until the arrival of aid, the three individuals managed to extract themselves from the deep pool using ropes and the tools they had to pull themselves out of the pool, and in the process one of them, Woods, was subjected to hypothermic shock, as he seemed too weak to climb the hole. which is 10 to 15 feet tall. So instead of completing their grueling climb; With their bodies all hypothermic, they gathered some wood, and made a fire to keep themselves warm, until the emergency responders arrived to help them out of the hole.
Indeed, the helicopter crew from Salt Lake City and Arizona paramedics arrived at the scene in time, and were able to safely rescue the three students without any harm. These students advised others that it would be wise to bring a satellite phone while on outdoor adventures. This is because a satellite phone can be very useful during an emergency when no other type of cellular communication may be available.
The satellite emergency feature has been used successfully in many life-threatening situations since its release, for example, when an individual was stranded in the Alaskan wilderness, and when multiple people were involved in a severe crash in the Angeles National Forest in California. In both cases, the Emergency SOS feature allowed for a quick and efficient rescue operation, helping to save lives.
The emergency SOS feature via satellite is currently available to iPhone 14 users in some countries. It can be activated in situations where there is no Wi-Fi or cellular connection available during an emergency. The feature is currently free to use for two years, but Apple has not yet announced the cost of the service after the two-year period.
The use of this feature in the Arab countries is highly demanded, especially with the presence of remote and vast desert areas that suffer greatly from problems in telephone coverage or the Internet, and therefore it is considered an easy way to contact medical and rescue services in emergency situations.
However, it seems that the main reason for not using this feature in the Arab countries so far, or even soon, is the lack of technical support and infrastructure necessary to operate this feature, or that it is still suffering from problems in providing coverage of wired and wireless networks, and this may not be the case. The feature is only available in some countries for legal or other technical reasons. However, it is likely that there are some Arab countries on the way to adopt such technology soon.
It is also important to note that this feature is not a substitute for the official emergency services provided by the health and rescue system in Arab countries. However, they can be a valuable addition to emergency medical and rescue contact options.
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