In the US. yes. Expect a bill of $20,000, or more. Unless you have insurance for such a rescue. My wife had an air (helicopter) ambulance transport which cost $44,000 (fortunately covered by insurance).
Depends who shows up. Apple SOS contacts emergency services. They will coordinate a rescue which can include private companies, government agencies, or volunteers. Private will be your most expensive option.
The cure for your foolishness would be to need the feature. For karma’s sake I hope you don’t but for your sake I hope you do.
Maybe he could have done all those, maybe he did have all those things, but he had a phone that could effect a rescue and get him home faster so he wouldn't have to spend a cold night out there or walk/snowshoe 20mi to the next point of civilization. And you're grumbling about that why, exactly?
Of course, he should have been prepared for that, duh! No, the commenter just is extremely salty and insecure.
Solid response. I spent a number of years in the Montrose area.
Presumably it can also be used for the equivalent of Pan-Pan (urgent situation not (yet) requiring immediate rescue), instead of Mayday (immediate rescue). This can be be extremely helpful to both parties.
*EXACTLY* - the best calls were always where someone had called *before* they got in way over their head or they had the wisdom (and/or their ego didn't get in the way) to see what it was about to go sideways real fast or had the potential to get out of hand for what they were prepared/qualified for: everyone wins.
Aw, thanks, Montrose, huh? Gonna be there in a couple days (flying home from visiting my in-laws for the holidays), do some grocery shopping, some Home Depot, and head home!
It's not a press release or a news article. It's a summary of a dispatch on Alaska's department of public safety government website. Are Alaska's state troopers doing PR for Apple, is that what you think?
www.alaska.org
I was waiting for the first story like this to come out after Apple rolled out the feature.
Seems like every year I read a story in the news about someone who was stranded in the snow, or while hiking, or found dead in a remote location and had no way to reach out for help. Here's a really sad one from many years back that still sticks in my mind.
Kim family's fatal Oregon journey
The Oregonian covered the family's tragic journey for months. Here are the key stories.www.oregonlive.com
If only they had a way to reach out for help and send their location.
There is no doubt in my mind that this feature will save lives, and sounds like it already may have done so.
LMAO, lots of sad people online. Negativity abounds. Get out, go outside and work out, and go expels so much anger bro. There is so much more to life. smh
I live in a remote area of Colorado and have asked our local search and rescue teams about this. As they said, they are in the business of saving lives, and any tool that makes their job easier and quicker is a plus. Colorado is a beautiful, but dangerous state, and many people die here in many ways (2019 - 104 outdoor recreation deaths). The search and rescue teams do a great job, but sometimes finding people is impossible because of the vast terrain and lack of any cell service. Sure, people do really dumb things, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve rescuing. We fund SAR through various registration fees, so people aren't charged unless they need medical transportation (ambulance or helicopter)
And had this been available sooner it could have saved a lot more lives by now. This is a feature to be grateful for, not cynical. I dunno why people feel the need to be so negative.