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How An Apple Watch Saved A Paddleboarder — And Could Help You, Too
Resume![A Massachusetts paddleboarder was rescued earlier this month after she used her Apple Watch to call 911. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0626_apple-watch-1000x667.jpg)
Earlier this month, a Massachusetts paddleboarder was swept out to sea by heavier-than-expected winds. She used her Apple Watch to call 911 and was rescued by Swampscott, Massachusetts, Harbormaster William Waters.
Here & Now's Robin Young checks in with Waters, as well as Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode), senior writer and tech expert with Wired, to talk about the 911 feature and the watch's other safety functions.
This segment aired on June 26, 2019.