AirTag stalker "terrified" a family from Tennessee after discovering that the Apple tracking device has been following them while visiting Walt Disney World.
It even took the family a couple of hours before discovering that a surveillance device was tracking their location.
Visitors drive past a sign welcoming them to Walt Disney World on the first day of reopening of the iconic Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida, on July 11, 2020.
AirTag Stalking and Family at Disney World
As per a news story by Fox 35 Orlando, the teenage daughter from the Tennessee family first learned that an AirTag is following them on their Disney World trip after her phone received a surprising notification.
The alert specifically told the 17-year-old girl that they were being followed by the owner of the Apple tracking device. Upon seeing the notification on her phone, she started to panic.
It did not help that the phone alert further told her that the device has been following them to Disney World for more than four hours already, spanning from 7:09 pm to 11:33 pm.
The refurbished Cinderella Castle rises above Bay Lake at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World on the first day of reopening, in Orlando, Florida, on July 11, 2020.
The mother of the teenager, Jennifer Gaston, told the news outlet in an interview that they felt "terrified, confused, hurt and scared" upon learning that they were being followed by the Apple device.
The notification also revealed more details regarding the tracking activity of the AirTag that was used to track them to the massive theme park.
It vividly drew a line from where the tracking had begun, along with their movements since then.
Search for the Apple AirTag
After the panicky discovery, the Tennessee family went straight back to the parking lot of the Disney theme park where their vehicle was parked, according to a recent report by Unilad,
Then they tried refreshing the notification to check if the AirTag is still following their movement. To their dismay, it still did.
So, the family started panicking furthermore, leading them to shake their clothes to get rid of them from their body. Not to mention that they had to open up their bags and dump everything out of them to check if it was stuffed along with their belongings.
After attempting to get rid of the surveillance device, the family drove to the police. And while they were on their way, it turned out that the location of the AirTag stayed in the parking lot. So, it must have been left behind while they were frantically trying to search for it.
AirTag stalking “terrified a family, believing that an unknown person tracked them to Disney World.
Unfortunately, losing the Apple device meant that the Orange County Sheriff will not be identifying the incident as a criminal violation.
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Apple AirTag
Apple debuted its tracking device, the AirTag, last April 30, 2021, serving as a smart key finder, which also works on other personal stuff like wallets, bags, and even vehicles.
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