It’s Your Money: $275,000 For Heart Attack Caused By False Missile Alert

Electronic sign reads 'MISSILE ALERT IN ERROR THERE IS NO THREAT' on January 13, 2018

On the morning of Jan. 13, 2018, James Sean Shields and Brenda Reichel were on their way to Sandy Beach when they, like thousands of other HawaiĘ»i residents, got an emergency alert on their cell phones. “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” The infamous alert turned out … Continue reading It’s Your Money: $275,000 For Heart Attack Caused By False Missile Alert

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