A pair of unlikely circumstances led to false alarms at a gym in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday. A personal trainer at PTJ Gladesville was teaching a client when his Apple Watch accidentally activated Siri and called emergency services and caused 15 armed police officers to show up. Here are the details…
Siri pulled a false alarm at the gym and caused 15 armed police officers to show
According to a report from news.com.au, a personal trainer at PTJ Gladesville was teaching a client when his Apple Watch accidentally activated Siri and called emergency services. When the emergency services received the call, they believed there was an emergency involving gun shots, possibly a suicide, had occurred at the gym. As a result, around 15 armed police officers arrived at the gym, leaving the trainer and his client in shock. Since the false alarm was an honest mistake, it wasn’t immediately clear what actually happened.
The trainer describes what happened next: “The next minute about 15 officers including undercovers showed up, with several ambulances parked out the front, and that’s when I started bricking myself. “All of them came in and I was like, ‘What is going on?’ One of them asked who Jamie Avery-or something was and I said, ‘I am Jamie Alleyne.’ “He told me I was the one who made the call which was impossible because I didn’t even have my phone on me.”
Upon realizing the mistake, the trainer explained to the police that he had not made the call and that it was a false alarm caused by his Apple Watch. Fortunately, no one was harmed during the incident. This incident serves as a reminder to be cautious of the words we say when Siri or any other voice assistive device is turned on.
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