Glendale Couple Rescued After Crash Using New iPhone Feature - NBC Southern California

A Glendale mates rescued aft crashing 300 feet into a canyon, with nary compartment service.

They recognition hunt and rescue teams for redeeming their life, arsenic good arsenic a caller diagnostic connected their iPhone 14.

The LA County hunt and rescue teams hoisted Cloe Fields and Chrisitan Zelada up to safety.

“First thought is what is happening, this isn’t real,” Fields said. 

Their car ended up astatine the bottommost of Monkey Canyon successful the Angeles National Forest.

They crashed connected Tuesday day aft they mislaid power of their car connected Angeles Forest Highway.

“We were hanging upside down. He was assessing the concern portion I was hyperventilating and crying,” Fields said. 

After they fought their mode retired of the car, they recovered Fields’ compartment telephone but determination was nary compartment service. 

Luckily for them she had precocious upgraded to an iPhone 14 which comes with an exigency SOS strategy that uses clang detection and outer technology.

“It said exigency services are acceptable to beryllium contacted, you conscionable person to swipe it,” Fields said.

LA County hunt and rescue teams received the couple's coordinates and instantly sprang into action. 

Officials accidental without this exertion they wouldn't person been alerted, because  nary 1 saw the mates crash. 

The mates feels fortunate to archer the tale, with conscionable a fewer bruises and scrapes.

“You’ve gotta support moving connected erstwhile you get a 2nd accidental astatine beingness and realistically that’s what we got,” Zelada said.  

They mates acceptable up a GoFundMe to assistance with their aesculapian bills.