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Apple’s Emergency SOS Helped Save 6 Skiers

iPhone's Emergency SOS via Satellite Feature Helped Rescue Skiers Caught in Lake Tahoe Avalanche

Six skiers who survived the avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday used the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone to get help, reports The New York Times.

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Apple’s Emergency SOS Helped Save 6 Skiers After California’s Deadliest Avalanche—Here’s How to Use It Yourself

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iPhone satellite SOS helps save six skiers after Lake Tahoe avalanche

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8 Skiers Are Dead in Sierra Nevada Avalanche

The bodies of eight skiers killed during an avalanche were found during a rescue effort late Tuesday in California near Lake Tahoe.

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Eight skiers found dead after avalanche near Lake Tahoe

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8 skiers killed in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history

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Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche

Four in the group were guides from Blackbird Mountain Guides, which offers mountaineering and backcountry ski trips as well as safety courses across the West and internationally.

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Second skier killed in skiing incident at Lake Tahoe resort

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8 backcountry skiers dead, 1 still missing in avalanche near Lake Tahoe

Avalanche survivors used this obscure iPhone feature to get help

Survivors of the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevadas were stranded but used iPhone's emergency SOS feature to get help.

Satellite Feature on iPhone Allowed Skiers to Seek Help After Avalanche

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby.

NBC 6 South Florida

What to know about Emergency SOS on iPhone

An AT&T outage on Thursday led many cellphone users to look for calling alternatives. The company advised customers to access Wi-Fi communications, but iPhone users without service or internet availability only had one other option: SOS mode. Emergency SOS ...