Emergency SOS via satellite helps rescue tourists in Italy

2023-07-27 20:20:07

It has been a while since the resource Emergency SOS via satellite arrived in Italy, but we already have positive news involving the solution implemented by Apple in the iPhones 14. More precisely, technology helped to rescue a couple of tourists who got lost in a forest in the region of Tuscanyin a place without a network signal.

According to Published by regional newspaper The nationas soon as the first attempts to call 911 failed, foreigners selected the option to send an emergency message via satellite — which, fortunately, worked just fine.

When the emergency operations center in the region received the call, the case was handled with the standard procedure for disappearances in difficult to reach places, with the involvement even of the fire department for the rescue — which was successful.

Eugene Gianipresident of Tuscany, said that the region will always be ready to “welcome any technological innovation that can increase the security of its citizens and visitors”.

He also added that he hopes that the Emergency SOS feature via satellite can be used on a larger scale, as its usefulness in situations of difficulty or danger outside coverage is “evident”.

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