Woman buried alive by husband survives thanks to Apple Watch

A woman who was abducted, stabbed to death and buried alive by her husband in Washington DC survived thanks to the ability to call 911 using her Apple Watch. while he was underground.

Victim identified as Yeon Sook An, 42, was attacked by her husband Chae Kyung An while at home.. The couple were in the process of liquidating assets as part of the divorce proceedings, so they had an argument on the day of the attack.

According to the police report, Kyon beat and tied his wife in their room before sending her to the woods in Seattle.where he stabbed her several times. After that, the attacker decided to open a hole in the forest floor and dump the body. What he didn’t count on was that Young Suk Ahn was still alive and managed to call 911 through his watch for help.sending an emergency alert to his 20-year-old daughter.

Although during the call, which lasted 7 minutes, the operator could not understand anything of what Suk Ahn was saying due to her being gagged, she understood that it was a real emergency.

Once underground Despite her injuries, the woman managed to push through until she managed to dig herself out. before she was rescued by the authorities, who managed to triangulate her whereabouts.

According to court documents at the time of the rescue, the woman was hidden in the barn of the house next to the place where she was buried alive.. For his part, Chae Kyung was arrested almost 6 hours later near the grave he dug for his wife.

Kyon is to remain in detention without the possibility of posting bail until November 16, when he will appear in court. It is known that he is charged with charges of attempted murder in the first degree, domestic violence and kidnapping in the first degree, as well as assault and domestic violence in the first degree.