An iPhone Help Lead Search and Rescue to an Injured Hiker

A hiker is safe after a quick response from Wolfe County Search and Rescue, and her iPhone’s SOS feature according to their social media.

Wolfe County Search and Rescue said a woman injured her leg Saturday, April 5th near Copperas Creek Waterfall.

Dispatchers got her location through the iPhone’s emergency system.

Crews hiked in, crossed the creek, cleared fallen trees, and reached her just as storms moved in.

Wolfe County Search and Rescue also stated on their social media that as another round of storms were moving in, it was determined that carrying her down the creek, to avoid steeper sections of the trail, was both safer and quicker. Just as team members reached the trailhead, this evenings storm was starting to hit.

They recommend that anyone unfamiliar with their device’s SOS feature should work to learn about it.