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iPhone alert leads rescuers to driver after 400-foot fall from cliff, US officials say

By Don Sweeney
The iPhone 14 comes equipped with crash detection technology that detects severe vehicle crashes and displays an alert that can be tapped to notify authorities. — Photo by Thai Nguyen on Unsplash

An iPhone alerted rescuers after a vehicle plunged 400 feet off a cliff on Mount Wilson near Los Angeles, California officials say.

The alert notified rescuers to the crash at 10:51 pm Friday, July 21, rescuer Mike Leum wrote on Twitter.

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