A Florida mom got the fright of her life when she discovered that her son was being tracked by strangers.
Jackie Giurleo, a resident of Brevard County, was shocked when she began receiving alerts on her phone about an AirTag tracking her 7-year-old son Aidan’s location. The only issue was — Giurleo didn’t own any AirTags, WOFL. reported.
AirTags are tracking devices, about the size of a quarter, developed by Apple that can be used to tag items you don’t want to lose, such as keys, luggage or even pets.
Giurleo began to get the alert after the family attended a Christmas parade on Jackson Avenue in Satellite Beach. She immediately sprang into action, scouring her son’s belongings, trying to locate the unknown AirTag. Her worst fears were realized when she finally discovered the tracker hidden in the sole of Aidan’s shoe.
“It was every mother’s worst nightmare,” Giurleo said. “When we found it, my heart just dropped. Honestly, my knees gave out because it was inside my son’s shoe,” she said, according to WOFL.
Giurleo reported the incident to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies launched an investigation, subpoenaing Apple to try to determine the owner of the AirTag.
Thankfully, it turned out to be a simple case of switched shoes.
It was discovered that the AirTag actually belonged to an Oklahoma family who had been vacationing in Florida with their son.
Apparently, the two young boys had accidentally swapped shoes after playing in a bounce house at the Christmas parade. The Oklahoma family, who used the AirTag to keep track of their child, had no idea their device had been unknowingly tracking Aidan Giurleo for weeks.
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