Family used Find My iPhone to locate relative who crashed 200 feet below highway

A girl who went lacking after leaving a Christmas gathering with household was positioned 200 ft beneath Freeway 18 in a mountainous space north of San Bernardino solely after kinfolk used the Discover My iPhone function to identify her, hearth officers stated.

The unidentified lady is believed to have crashed someday in a single day after leaving her household’s Christmas Day gathering. The crash went unreported for hours, with the girl contained in the automobile and the wreck out of the view of drivers on the freeway.

On Monday, San Bernardino County Hearth officers stated in a Fb submit, her household turned involved after they couldn’t get in contact together with her the next morning.

Kin activated the Discover My iPhone function to trace her down, finally main them to Freeway 18, simply north of fortieth Avenue, close to the San Bernardino group of North Park, hearth officers stated. As soon as kinfolk noticed the automobile down within the brush, they known as 911 for assist.

Paramedic crews responded and reached the automobile, which was discovered on its aspect.

Firefighters used city search and rescue tools to boost the girl as much as the highway, the place an ambulance took her to a close-by trauma middle. The lady inside suffered critical accidents, hearth officers stated. Her situation was not instantly identified.