(San Bernardino, Calif.) — A California woman was saved after her car fell off a 200-foot cliff on Christmas Day thanks to location tracking on her iPhone, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said. rice field.
The woman was likely hit by a car on her way home from a family gathering on Christmas night, according to a fire department press release. It was located on the side of a highway in California using a cell phone tracker, the release said.
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After locating the woman on an app, the family called 911 to report the accident, and firefighters found the vehicle by California Highway 18.Rescue around 7am
Firefighters and paramedics found an adult woman inside the car with serious injuries. A photo provided by the fire department shows paramedics tending to a seriously injured woman whose body was resting through the windshield of a wrecked car.
Firefighters used specialized urban search and rescue equipment, including a rope system and a capstan elevation system, to carry both the injured woman and firefighter paramedics onto the road.
The section of California Route 18 where the car and woman were found is north of San Bernardino and has metal guardrails.
After being loaded into an ambulance, the woman was taken to a local trauma center.
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