It isn't unusual for an Apple Watch to help save someone's life these days, whether that's thanks to its heart rate monitoring technology or something like Crash Detection that calls for help after a wreck. But a new report detailing how an Apple Watch Ultra helped save one swimmer's life is a little different from the usual fare.
Rick Shearman was treading water in rough seas just off the coast of Australia when he found that he perhaps wasn't as safe as he thought after being caught in the impact zone where the waves he was body surfing broke. He was left treading water more than half a mile out to sea, and with time very not on his side.
