Roswell Man Says Smartwatch May Have Saved His Life After Bad Fall In The Woods
Apple Watch saved the life of a Roswell resident
A Roswell man shares how his smartwatch saved his life. He was walking in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area when he said he fell seriously. The watch immediately detected it and helped him call for help.
ROSWELL, Ga. A Roswell man says his smartwatch may have saved his life.
In April, Mike Menand hiked the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area with his dogs Cinnamon and Sugar.
He thought he saw a coyote.
“They were scared, they hit me and pushed me out,” he said.
His smart watch immediately detected the incident and helped him call for help.
“Nobody knows how long I’m going to be here,” he said. “I realized I couldn't move, I couldn't get up. I'm very hurt."
He called an ambulance with a few clicks on his smartwatch.
“After I called 911, they stayed with me until emergency services arrived.”
Shortly after her fall, a 46-year-old Sandy Springs woman and her two dogs fell in the same park. He couldn't stand it.
“When I read it, I thought it could be me,” Menand said. “Because I was alone, no one around me knew where I was.”
This isn't the first time a smartwatch has come to the rescue. Last month, FOX 5 reported on a man whose Apple Watch warned him of potential heart disease.
Manufacturers such as Samsung, Garmin and Google also sell watches that can detect falls and changes in heart rate.
Menand said his device was the only way to get emergency care that day.
“I couldn’t reach the phone because it was in the pocket where I was lying.”
About eight months later, Menand said he still had a titanium rod in his leg.
Menand personally wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him, and Apple contacted FOX 5 to share his story.
He also thanked the Roswell firefighters and emergency responders who responded that day.
For now, he said, he rides on paved surfaces, but hopes to ride the Hooch again in the spring.
