Apple Watch Credited With Saving Man's Life After Fall in Freezing Temperatures

The Apple Watch is being credited with saving a man's life after a bad fall in freezing temperatures.

CBS46 reports that on the morning of January 23 an older resident of Morrow, Georgia fell while outside. His watch was able to detect the fall and contacted the Clayton County Emergency Communications Center who dispatched fire and police services.

City of Morrow Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeff Moss explains, “Since an Apple Watch initiated the call, the location of the call could only be determined by the watch’s GPS, which reported the closest address. The Morrow Fire Department crew arrived on the scene with Morrow Police units and quickly noticed that the physical address was not where the patient was located and began a search of the perimeter.”


The man was found semi-conscious, confused and extremely cold to touch near some shrubbery. He was located 12 minutes after his Apple Watch contacted dispatch.

After being transported to the nearest hospital, the man was treated and later released. The outcome could have "undoubtedly" been much worse, said the fire department.

You can learn how to enable fall detection on your Apple Watch here. If you don't have an Apple Watch, you can get $30 off the Series 7 here.