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Apple Watches calling 911 in Red Lodge causing false alarms

RED LODGE – Apple Watches calling 911 in Red Lodge when skiers crash are causing false alarms on area roadways. The smart watches can’t always differentiate between a vehicle crash and just wrecking on the ski hill, which is creating a unique challenge for Carbon County dispatchers and Red Lodge Mountain. Carbon County says they’re receiving about two calls a day about ski crashes that wind up being traffic incidents.
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