Angie Carriere was ice fishing in Saskatchewan when she accidentally dropped her iPhone 11 Pro into the lake.
It wound up working fine after being retrieved and charged.
Experts say phone survival is a combination of luck and design.
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“Keeping moisture from penetrating your case is the name of the game.”
Fatemeh Ghodsidropped her iPhone 11in Harrison Lake, Canada and thought she never would find it.
But two divers later stumbled upon the phone while searching for treasure.
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The microphone and speaker were a little wonky, but everything else was still working.
Keeping moisture from penetrating your case is the name of the game.
Tim Caveywrote recentlythat his iPhone 8 spent eight hours in the ocean and still functions just fine.
“The phone slipped out of my fingers,” Cavey wrote.
“At first, I couldnt find it anywhere,” Cavey said.
It had a lot of sand on it, but unbelievably, it worked.
Like, everything worked.
And it was at 58% battery."
He tracked down his phone usingApples Find My featureand found it still working.
The phone even captured the footage on the way down.
Phones have become a lot more durable in recent years, experts say.
“Buttons and ports are the major concern these days,” Whitaker said.
“Screen protection has become much easier to prevent with advanced adhering methods.”
