Stuck in the hollow of a canyon, three hikers avoid the worst thanks to their cell phones

Three hikers stuck in a pond at the bottom of a canyon in the US have avoided the worst thanks to a new feature on one of their cellphones.

“Nothing was working, and it got to a point where we were in the water for three or four hours and I really started to get hypothermia and lethargic. [espoir]one said in an interview with Good Morning America, on ABC TV Monday.

On a trip to celebrate before their graduation last week, the three BYU friends reportedly overestimated their abilities when they encountered a puddle of water at the bottom of a canyon nicknamed Pressure in Utah.

“We were pretty confident in our abilities, but with just the water, hypothermia, and exhaustion, we may have overestimated our capabilities,” he admits for a second on TV.

Another added: “I’m starting to resign ourselves to the idea of ​​spending the night there.”

When the three friends were trapped in the water up to their chests, they first tried to climb on top of each other to increase the height and reach a signal, but to no avail.

It was then that someone realized that he had brought his iPhone 14 with him, whose new feature, introduced in 2022, would allow him to make calls or send text messages to emergency services via satellite.

Anglophone media said this feature will work even when traditional cellular service or wifi is not available.

“To see that the phone was connected and the text message disappeared was a huge sense of relief,” said the third, thanking Heaven for being alive today.

The three hikers are finally rescued in the middle of the night, after they manage to climb onto a dry part to make a fire.

They advise adventure enthusiasts to carry a satellite phone, matches, emergency blankets, extra food and dry clothes, as well as letting a loved one know their whereabouts.

According to ABC, the new feature actually proved itself in December after a couple lost control of their car, falling nearly 250 feet into a canyon in California.