Un Apple Watch he is credited with saving from drowning a man who suffered an accident on a jet ski, and he did not have the ability to call the emergency services. The man was walking with the jet ski to take some pictures of the view around the city of Chicago, but a wave overturned him during the walk.
The man's phone fell into the water at the time of the incident, and the people who were in the boats around him did not see the incident in which he was involved. Moreover, the waves were pulling him under the water, even though he was wearing a life jacket, and the only solution for him was to call the emergency services on the Apple Watch.
The man did not initially know if his Apple Watch managed to call the emergency services or not, but when he saw a helicopter and a boat coming near him, he realized that he would be saved. Of course, he had an Apple Watch 4G in his hand, which can make phone calls by itself, otherwise it would have been impossible to call for help.
"Phillip Esho said he was riding a jet ski from the 31st Street Harbor to McCormick Place to take pictures of the Chicago skyline, when a big wave flipped over his jet ski and knocked him and his phone into the water. Considering the high waves kept pushing him under the surface and he had no other way to get help, Esho said he's not sure what would have happened if he wasn't able to use his Apple Watch to call 9-1-1 for help. "
