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ST. GEORGE — A crash alert sent from an Apple Watch led first responders to a motorcyclist who fell approximately 150 feet off a cliff's edge Saturday in southern Utah, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday morning, Washington County Sheriff's Sgt. Darrell Cashin said, when dispatch received a crash trigger from an Apple Watch in the south area of Warner Valley near the Arizona border.
Deputies were called to assess the validity of the call. As they approached the area, a call came in from a witness who reported seeing a man on a motorcycle go off a cliff, Cashin said.
Search and Rescue was activated, along with Hurricane Valley Fire Department, Life Flight and a Division of Public Safety Star 9 helicopter responding to the scene in order to rescue the fallen male, Cashin said.
