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New Jersey hikers saved by Apple Watch

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Posted at 4:04 PM, Oct 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-23 16:04:25-04

HIGHLANDS, N.J.-- Two hikers in New Jersey have an Apple Watch to thank for saving their lives after a terrifying fall.

James Prudenciano says he was with a date hiking in Highlands when they ended up falling off the ledge of a cliff.

After tumbling nearly 100 feet, Prudenciano's Apple Watch called 911.

Prudenciano says the fall apparently triggered the watch's hard-fall detection feature and sent his GPS coordinates to 911.

Rescue teams were then able to pinpoint the couple's location and rescue them.

"It actually, when I was ready to fall off the thing, it automatically called 911. I had no idea how it knew I was about to fall. I have no idea how it knew I was in that situation, but I was immobile," Prudenciano said.

Prudenciano suffered injuries to his foot and hand. And his date also suffered some minor injuries.