The text landed at Grand County鈥檚 911 dispatch center Friday afternoon.
鈥淭rapped by fire鈥� it read, pinging a location near the remote Meadow Creek Reservoir.
The 911 text from an Apple iPhone came through the company鈥檚 new satellite technology, which enables users out of cellphone range to use passing satellites to send text messages.
鈥淲e have not had one of those before, so we triggered a pretty healthy response,鈥� said Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin, who rallied his search and rescue team, fire department, law enforcement and emergency services 40 minutes up a rural dirt road to the reservoir.
And there was no fire. Or anyone needing help.
At the same time Friday, several other 911 dispatch centers across the state got similar texts.
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