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When Apple announced the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro back in September of 2022 there was a lot to get excited about. One of the features that few people will actually use was arguably one of the most important, however. Emergency SOS via Satellite is a feature that would later also appear on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models and it's designed to help people get help when they otherwise might not be able to.Making a phone call to emergency services is normally no problem for an iPhone or indeed any other phone, but…

The body of an El Monte woman who disappeared while hiking alone on Mt. Baldy was recovered Sunday morning, ending a treacherous, weeklong search, officials said. Lifei “Ada” Huang, 22, disappeared about two hours into a solo trek Feb. 4, just as the worst of last week’s historic storms hit Southern California, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department. Lifei “Ada” Huang, 22, disappeared about two hours into a solo trek Feb. 4 on Mt. Baldy. (Lifei Huang) Huang was…

Steve Curry lived for adventure. The 71-year-old Sunland resident loved nothing more than to hike, climb and spend time outdoors — so much so that he sometimes set up a tent in his own backyard.But on Tuesday, Curry collapsed after completing a hike in Death Valley, one of the hottest places on the planet, and died of what officials believe were heat-related causes.“He went having accomplished something he wanted to do,” said Rima Evans Curry, his wife of 29 years. “He wanted to go to Death Valley. He wanted to do a…

We've seen plenty of stories about Apple Watches helping to save lives in recent years, but now it's the turn of the iPhone 14.According to reports a woman who fell and broke her leg while hiking in Tujunga, California, found that she was unable to call for help because she didn't have an active cellular connection. However, she was still able to summon assistance thanks to her iPhone's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature."We tried to get a hold of 911 but there was no service on our phones," the woman said in an…

Here is an unexceptional psychological horror from director Lucky McKee that feels dated and clunky, with some fairly ropey acting – or maybe that is down to the shaky lines put into the actors’ mouths. It only comes alive after a freaky plot twist at the end, but even that left the hairs on the back of my neck unprickled, the carpet under my feet unpulled.Stephen Lang plays a cranky codger known only as Old Man who lives in the remote Smoky Mountains wilderness. The set design of his wooden cabin is distractingly…

The last thing Ruth Woroniecki remembers before waking up bleeding on the snow, surrounded by a group of worried hikers, is telling herself to focus on the slippery trail at her feet.It was a sunny and clear Christmas Eve morning, and Woroniecki was hiking the San Gabriel Mountains. She’d summited Cucamonga Peak, one of Los Angeles’ most popular mountaintops, which rises more than 8,000 feet, when she came upon an icy switchback on her descent. “I did not have traction,” Woroniecki, 40, said. She put her phone and…

A 75-year-old hiker who was reported missing Sunday has been found alive on Mt. Baldy, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.Jin Chung of Los Angeles was found Tuesday afternoon with some “weather-related injuries” and a leg injury but was able to walk with the assistance of rescue personnel, the department said in a news release.He was taken to a hospital for treatment.Chung went missing on Mt. Baldy nine days after British actor Julian Sands, 65, was reported missing on the same mountain.“As of this time,…

San Bernardino County authorities have located Jin Chung, a 75-year-old hiker from North Hollywood who went missing while trekking Mt. Baldy over the weekend. On Tuesday afternoon, rescue crews located the missing hiker,  who was transported to a local hospital after he suffered a leg injury and some additional weather-related injuries. Chung had last been seen around 6 a.m. Sunday after splitting from his group to hike alone, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Chung apparently had agreed with…

Julian Sands: Who is the Hollywood British actor missing in California?Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe San Bernardino County’s rescue team has located the second hiker who went missing on the mountain where Julian Sands disappeared.A 75-year-old hiker named Jin Chung was located on Tuesday (24 January).“Jin suffered some weather-related injuries and a leg injury but was able to walk out with the assistance of the…

San Bernardino County authorities were searching for a second hiker who went missing while trekking Mount Baldy, officials said Monday, Jan. 23. Jin Chung, a 75-year-old Los Angeles man, was last seen around 6 a.m. Sunday after splitting from his group to hike alone, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Chung had apparently agreed with his friends to regroup at their vehicle around 2 p.m., but he never returned. Rescue crews were continuing their search for Chung on Monday, but a high wind warning…