Man rescued after shouting, 'Siri, call 911,' after his car plunged into an icy river

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'Siri, call 911.' When an Iowa man hit a patch of ice and his car plunged into an icy river, he couldn't find his phone to call for help, so he decided to try asking Siri.

That's what a man in Charles City, Iowa yelled after his car plunged into an icy river. Gael Salcedo, 18, was on his way to North Iowa Area Community College when his Jeep hit a patch of ice on the road, according to CNN affiliate KIMT. Salcedo lost control of his car -- he turned to the right and from there, everything went blurry, he said. His car, though, plummeted into the Winnebago River."I didn't know where I was going and then I just didn't know what to do.

Read MoreSalcedo, 18, is a student at North Iowa Area Community College. He couldn't find his phone, so he did the next big thing: He used Siri. Officials with the Mason City Fire Department arrived at the scene quickly, but the river current immobilized the driver's side door shut.There were no other options -- Salcedo had to walk out, Lt. Craig Warner with the Mason City Fire Department told KIMT. "My hands were freezing.

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