Apple’s iPad has been just lately credited for probably saving the lives of a father and daughter following a airplane crash. The 58-year outdated father and his 13-year outdated daughter had been the one passengers in a two-seater single-engine Cessna 150 airplane that took off from Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania.

However, shortly after its departure, the airplane went lacking on radar which prompted authorities to start trying to find them. Speaking to CNN, Chief James Serafin with the Bear Creek Volunteer Hose Company stated that the realm the airplane had crashed in was closely wooded and it was a miracle that they survived.

The rescue workforce managed to get the cellphone variety of the daddy from the spouse and in keeping with Serafin, “They (rescue team) were able to ping the cell phone and they found out that the daughter had an iPad and with certain iPads, you’re able to ping signals to it and once we got that coordinate, that’s where we located them.”

“They were huddled with each other trying to keep each other warm.” The father and daughter duo had been found in pre-hypothermic state and had minor accidents, however had been nonetheless alive. They have since been despatched to the hospital and are nonetheless recovering.

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