Life-saving Apple Emergency SOS summons help for 10 stranded hikers

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Life-saving Apple Emergency SOS summons help for 10 stranded hikers

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Apple's Emergency SOS gets help for 10 stranded hikers in California

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Once again, the iPhone has potentially saved some lives, with Apple's Emergency SOS functionality crucial to a rescue of 10 hikers who got lost in Santa Paula Canyon's "Last Chance" area.

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This is a completely different feature that uses satellites to communicate with emergency services.

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