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When God called on Siri to help save a teen’s life
November 24, 2015
By Will Clancy and Mark Ellis
Sam Ray with rescuer, holding his iphone
Sam Ray, 18, was checking a strange noise under his truck in the
driveway when the jack buckled and the 2.5-ton vehicle collapsed on top
of him, pinning him to the ground.
Out of earshot from a nearby country road and with no one at home,
Ray frantically cried out to God — a 9/11-style prayer of desperation to
save his life.
A brief moment passed after he prayed, then he heard a weak female voice punctuate his groans, “What may I help you with?”
He was pinned under this truck
It was Siri, speaking to him from his back pocket iPhone. Siri
(Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is a part of Apple
Inc.’s operating systems. Siri – in the form of a computer-generated
female voice, is designed to act as a personal assistant and “knowledge
navigator” using voice recognition.
Siri has been an integral part of Apple’s operating system since it was introduced as a feature of the iPhone 4S in 2011.
Apparently the weight of the truck caused enough pressure on his back
pocket to trigger the correct button on his phone summoning Siri’s
assistance – immediately after he prayed!
With one arm pinned to the ground, and the other arm unable to reach his back pocket, Siri’s voice sounded like a Godsend.
“Siri, call 9-1-1!” he yelled, so he might be heard through his jeans.
Remarkably, dispatcher Christina Lee answered the 9-1-1 call placed
by Siri, was able to recognize a garbled address, and sent authorities
to the rescue.
Trapped for 40 minutes, Ray was finally freed by firefighters and airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Sam hospitalized
where he was treated for broken ribs, a bruised kidney, cuts, a concussion and burns to his left arm.
“Sometimes these crush injuries can be devastating and can kill you,”
Rick Miller, Vanderbilt’s chief of trauma and surgical care told
Inquisitr. “This story is definitely unique to modern-day technology.
I’ve never heard of a story where you can figure out a way to use Siri
to call 911 and get yourself rescued” – especially when your arms are
pinned and you have no way to use the phone.
Ray credits God for orchestrating the unlikely Siri activation. “You
know when Siri goes off at the most inopportune time?” he said. “I was
like, ‘Why are you going off? To survive and to be able to walk out, I
have a great family and friends that are willing to pray and a God that
will help me.”
Source: Godreports
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