India, Nov. 3 -- A 26-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh credits his Apple Watch for saving his life after the device alerted him to an abnormally high heart rate just moments before he was due to board a train home.

According to a report by The Indian Express, Sahil, a rice manufacturer from Nainpur, was in Jabalpur for a business meeting. After work, he decided to catch a movie before his evening train. As the movie neared its end, his Apple Watch Series 9 began vibrating repeatedly, displaying a warning that his heart rate had remained above 150 beats per minute for more than 15 minutes, despite him being seated.

"At first, I ignored it," Sahil said. "But then I realised I wasn't doing anything physically, yet my heart rate was so high...