An Apple Watch saves a cyclist after falling and being unconscious

An overnight training session ended with an emergency call from the Apple Watch. Once again, the Apple smart watch has saved the life of a user thanks to the function of fall detection This time, the incident occurred in Hermosa Beach, California.

According to information shared from iMore, a man was riding his electric bike when he had an accidentHe fell off his bike and was knocked unconscious. His Apple Watch immediately initiated a call to the emergency services, with the message “the owner of this watch has suffered a heavy fall”, which they were the ones who quickly attended.

Apple Watch’s fall detection feature has saved another life

According to the report of the local police department, around 01:00 am they arrived at the location shared by the Apple Watch, They located the unconscious man lying next to the bike.

“The man was by his electric bike and was bleeding profusely from his head. Officers treated the man at the scene and transported him to a local hospital for further medical treatment and he was eventually released several days later.”

Although the official version attributed the fall to an accident, the shared information refers to some posts circulating on social media claiming the incident was a crime or attack. However, Hermosa Beach police did not specify what these posts specifically stated.

Just this week, a report also credits the Apple Watch with rescuing a subject after falling into a lake in sub-zero temperatures. Thus, the testimonials of fall detection along with heart rate monitoring have established themselves as the great lifesavers of a list of users that is increasing more and more.

It is quite likely that you use your Apple Watch while driving

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