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Smart phone app saves lost couple in Australia

Xinhua, July 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

A couple who got lost during a remote hike in Australia used a smartphone app to help emergency services locate them.

A 57-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman were hiking in Tallaganda State Forest in southern New South Wales on Saturday when they became lost.

They then used the "Emergency +" app to help the authorities pinpoint their exact location via their phone signal and were found on Sunday thanks to the coordinates, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday. Endi