Man Rescued After Suffering Serious Injury While on Family Hike in Switzer Falls
The LACSSARR team has rescued a man after he and his family went on a hike in the Switzer Falls area of Los Angeles while carrying his dog, he fell and suffered a serious ankle injury until his wife used their SOS Emergency feature on the iPhone to call for help.
"If you don't have cellular service, it will ask you if you want to place an SOS call via satellite," explained Steve Goldsworthy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue.
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Great work to the LACSSARR for coming to the man's aid and a big salute to the man's wife for dialing the SOS feature on the phone to call for help. We hope and pray for the man's continued healing and as always, please be safe out there!
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