Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom of a lake, or in an underground storm drain tunnel.

The app's concept is a simple solution to a real problem, offering a sense of security to people living solo, and its existence highlights a rising loneliness epidemic that technology may be exacerbating.