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L: A sign for Mt. Hood National Forest stands on Highway 35 near Parkdale, Oregon. R: A smartphone against a sunset - stock photo.
L: A sign for Mt. Hood National Forest stands on Highway 35 near Parkdale, Oregon. R: A smartphone against a sunset - stock photo.

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  • A family lost in an Oregon forest used the Emergency SOS feature on their iPhone to survive.
  • Search and rescue units were alerted by the distress call, The Chronicle reported.
  • Apple's emergency SOS feature via satellite debuted with the iPhone 14 model.

A family used an iPhone feature to survive after they came lost in a freezing forest in Oregon, The Chronicle reports.

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