A surge in unintentional 911 calls in Idaho has been blamed on Apple watch-wearing skiers and snowboarders
A surge in unintentional 911 calls in Idaho has been blamed on Apple watch-wearing skiers and snowboarders, The Spokesman reports.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Bonner County Sheriff’s Office said nearly 30% of received 911 calls last Saturday were a result of “people enjoying activities on Schweitzer Mountain,” a popular ski resort in Idaho.
In the Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Office said its patrol deputies “treat each 911 call as an emergency until we can verify otherwise. These unintentional 911 calls can take emergency resources away from true emergencies somewhere else in the county.
