MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. (WCVB) - A woman who got lost in a remote swamp in Massachusetts is safe, thanks to teamwork and technology.

Special gear is normal for firefighters when it comes to water rescues, but now, an app called What3words is just as important.

The location sharing and navigation software helped save a woman who was stuck in a swamp on Wednesday.

“She went out for a walk, and then it became dark really quickly,” Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department Chief James McNeilly described. “She lost her way.”

Instead of GPS coordinates, the innovative software has designated words for every 10-square-foot area of the world.

“So when somebody calls 911, it goes through a rapid S.O.S. system and gives them three words,” McNeilly said. “So, every 10-by-10 square feet has a sp

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