North Carolina mom uses Find My Friends app to locate daughter, 17, who was pinned inside her car after it flipped three times and fell 25 feet down the side of a mountain Catrina Cramer Alexander, from North Carolina, resorted to the Find My Friends app to locate her 17-year-old daughter Macy Smith Smith's car hydroplaned and fell 25 feet down an embankment in heavy rain She was trapped for seven hours before her mom managed to locate her Alexander claimed it is a 'miracle' her daughter is still alive and is thankful Smith remains in hospital with a neck fracture and nerve damage in her arm By Leah Mcdonald For Dailymail.com Published: 16:24 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 15 June 2019 Viewcomments A mother used a phone tracking app to find her daughter who was trapped in her car after it fell 25 feet down the side of a mountain. Catrina Cramer Alexander, from North Carolina, resorted to the Find My Friends app to locate her 17-year-old daughter Macy Smith after she missed curfew and did not respond to texts or calls from her family. Smith was driving on Pilot Knob Park Road in Surry County, near U.S. 52, on the afternoon of June 7. She said she was on her way to see a friend and it had been raining heavily that day. However it turned out that Smith that her vehicle hydroplaned, and fell 25 feet down an embankment and flipped free times. Macy Smith's car fell down an embankment and flipped three times as she was driving along a road on Pilot Mountain on June 7. She is pictured here with her mother Catrina Cramer Alexander, (left) The teenager shared images of her white car, which was totaled in the crash after flipping over In a Facebook post, she described how lucky she felt as she heard her family call her name, after she was pinned under the vehicle for seven hours. She said: 'Almost 24 hours ago I was lying in a ditch 20 yards off the road for the 7th hour with my arm pinned under my car. I will never forget the sound of my family calling out my name. 'I do not deserve to be here right now, but God has bigger plans for me. I searched for my phone to call for help but the only thing in sight was my bible. 'I held on to my bible and prayed harder than I had ever prayed before.' Paramedics arrived to rush Smith to the hospital after her mother raised the alarm. The 17-year-old said she fractured her neck and had undergone surgery to relieve pressure and swelling. She also suffered severe nerve damage in her left arm, which had been pinned underneath her car. Macy Smith, 17, said she fractured her neck and had undergone surgery to relieve pressure and swelling and she also suffered severe nerve damage in her left arm The car had hydroplaned after heavy rain and fell 25 feet down an embankment and most of its windows smashed in She added: 'I'm so thankful for the phone calls, flowers, text messages, friends and family who surrounded me as I was found last night, and all of the visitors I have had today.' Alexander told WFMY she is so grateful that she found her daughter, adding: 'The lack of response was out of character for her. 'The app showed that Macy Smith’s phone was in the same place for many hours, prompting her mother to drive to the location. Smith suffered a massive gash on her arm and open tissue can be seen on her arm which looks extremely painful Smith's mother Catrina Cramer Alexander, from North Carolina, resorted to the Find My Friends app to locate her 17-year-old daughter Macy Smith after she missed curfew and did not respond to texts or calls from her family 'I can’t explain watching the GPS on my phone with my dot for my phone getting close to hers and then suddenly seeing the tire tracks.' Both the mother and teen said they hope their story encourages other parents and children to take advantage of Find My Friends and similar tracking app Life 360 to help keep each other safe. The teenager shared images of her white car, which was totaled in the crash. The front windshield was smashed both sides of the car sustained damage; the front-right portion of the vehicle was heavily damaged, and the backside was smashed up, with loose pieces sitting underneath. She also posted pictures of herself lying in a hospital bed with a neck brace on. Her mother described what happened as a 'miracle' and claimed they are celebrating 'every minute and every milestone.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility