✔️ 2022-08-27 19:11:00 – Paris/France.
"I never thought I would use an Apple Watch to make a lifesaving phone call," says Ryan McConnaughey. That's what the 23-year-old Californian said KGTV after a mountain biking accident left him paralyzed.
McConnaughey was mountain biking in Spring Valley, Calif., earlier this year when an accident caused him to fly over his handlebars and crash face-first into the ground.
The mountain bike crash paralyzed McConnaughey, who says he didn't feel much pain but couldn't move from the neck down. Ryan knew he had to call for help, but his iPhone was in his backpack.
He instinctively turned to his Apple Watch, using the "Hey Siri" voice command to call a close friend who would know where he was.
McConnaughey also called 911 from the Apple Watch as well as his girlfriend to say goodbye. Unsure if he would survive, he left his girlfriend a voicemail from his Apple Watch.
After being airlifted to hospital, Ryan underwent several life-saving surgeries and was diagnosed as a quadriplegic.
“This watch saved my life. No doubt about it. Nobody would have found me,” he says after undergoing spinal cord rehabilitation and returning home.
Ryan continues to use his Apple Watch as he moves past the accident. The local report highlights a fundraiser aimed at helping Ryan with the cost of his recovery.
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