How iPhone’s emergency services saved man stuck on a Swiss mountain with 3 per cent battery, 3G signal

Tim Blakey said that he was 16 feet below the ice but managed to connect to a 3G signal. His iPhone had only 3 per cent battery left and the screen was getting water dripped on it constantly.

Apple Watch has been hailed as a life-saving device many times, but this time another device from the Apple family has saved the life of a man. 41-year-old Tim Blakey was snowboarding alone on a Swiss Mountain. Everything was going as per his plan but a hidden gap in the mountains send him falling 15 feet. He then landed on a fragile snow bridge but that managed to keep him afloat and saved him from falling further into the gorge. Blakey had nothing with him that could rescue him but an iPhone with only 3 per cent battery left in it.

Narrating his ordeal on Instagram, Tim Blakey said that he was 16 feet below the ice but managed to connect to a 3G signal. His iPhone had only 3 per cent battery left and the screen was getting water dripped on it constantly. However, it was the iPhone’s emergency services that practically saved his life. He thanked Apple saying, “Thank you Apple, their side button 5 click to emergency services -especially great when your screen is constantly being dripped on, & to the service provider for giving me 3G connection and 3% battery 5m below the ice. The alternative to this has been keeping me up at night to say the least.” Blakey also vowed to never snowboard alone again and also urged people to never do it alone.

If you do not know how the emergency services work on the iPhone, it is about time that you do. When you make a call with SOS, your iPhone automatically calls the local emergency number. Here is how you can make a call:-

— Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons together until the Emergency SOS slider appears on your screen.

—Once the slider appears, you will have to then drag the Emergency SOS slider to call emergency services. If you continue to hold down the side button and volume button, instead of dragging the slider, a countdown begins and an alert sounds. If you hold down the buttons until the countdown ends, your iPhone automatically calls emergency services.

These settings are applicable on iPhone 8 or later. When you approach dial an SOS call, your iPhone sends your emergency contacts a text message with your current location unless you decide to cancel it. If your location services are turned off, your phone will turn them on briefly. If your location changes, your contacts will get an update, and you'll get a notification about 10 minutes later.