Man Buried in Avalanche Rescued After Wife Uses Find My Phone App to Locate Him

March 4, 2026

A wife used a special feature on her cell phone to help rescue her husband after he was buried by an avalanche in Washington.

Michael Harris was skiing at Stevens Pass Ski Resort on Thursday, Feb. 26, when he got caught in the avalanche. The skier said he quickly knew he was in trouble. He recalled telling God, “I don’t know if anyone is going to know where I’m at but I can’t get out of this on my own.”

Eventually, Michael said his wife Penny started to call him, though he was unable to pick up.

When Michael failed to answer his phone, Penny decided to try and track her husband’s location using the “Find My iPhone” app.

“You get a feeling something’s just not right,” Penny told the outlet. “I followed my intuition, saw his location, checked it a couple times and saw it wasn’t moving.”

That’s when Penny rushed to the resort and contacted rescuers, according to KIRO. She used the location from “Find My iPhone” to help rescuers track down her husband.

“She’s the best,” Michael said of his wife. “She’s my lifesaver.” People