Apple Watch saves trail runner's life after fall

San Francisco: An Apple Watch has helped to save a trail runner's life by calling an ambulance after he fell during a during a run.

Following a holiday, 59-year-old Robert Naess went for a trail run and despite being a keen runner and having covered the route numerous times, Naess slipped at one bend.

"The skid had Naess fall chest-first into the edge of a wall, before landing on the floor," a report said.

The incident cracked multiple ribs, and collapsed one of his lungs.

He couldn't get his phone out to contact an ambulance as he was in terrible pain and was having trouble breathing.

However, he was wearing an Apple Watch and was listening to podcasts via AirPods.

He made the call to the emergency services himself rather than waiting for Fall Detection to go into effect.

He was taken to the hospital within 15 minutes.

The Apple Watch has received numerous compliments worldwide for saving lives and assisting wearers in difficult circumstances.

Last month, a man had credited Apple Watch's fall detection feature for saving his life by calling emergency services and his wife.

He fell from a ladder and hit his head, and his Apple Watch Series 8 called emergency services and his wife as the fall detection kicked in.

In February this year, an Apple Watch had helped to save the wearer's life, by alerting about a racing pulse following a nap that led to a diagnosis of severe internal bleeding.

Also, in January, an Apple Watch had been credited for detecting undiagnosed heart blockage in a woman and in October last year, Apple Watch had helped to detect rare cancer in a 12-years old girl.

With inputs from IANS