A Remarkable Rescue! Police Use iPhone App to Find Woman Trapped in Sinkhole for 18 Hours

By John Callahan
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

No one had heard from Melissa in nearly 12 hours. Her family knew there had to be something wrong because she had never gone this long without calling.

They were right! Melissa was trapped in a sinkhole with her vehicle for almost a full day. Not being able to reach her in any way, the police decided to try something different to find her location. The police found her iPad in her house.

After several attempts at her password, they finally figured it out with help from the parents. Using an App called "Find My iPhone," they were able to locate Melissa. After nearly a day gone missing, they were finally able to rescue Melissa and bring her to safety.

Watch this remarkable rescue below:

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