So a week ago my wife accidentally dropped her S23 Ultra through a gap in the flooring on a gazebo that is over a river. I rented a canoe and went under the gazebo and tried to see of the magnets I was using for magnet fishing would catch the case magsafe ring. Water was roughly 7ft deep where it fell. 7hrs later I was unable to retrieve but I didn't give up.
I returned full week later. Happened on a Saturday and returned on a Saturday. This time I used a sand flea rake. Water was about 2ft lower than the prior weekend. On about my 15th attempt I FOUND THE S23 ULTRA covered in mud.
We cleaned it and let it dry for a day. I set it out on the concrete for about 2hrs to dry in the sun.
Plugged it in to slow charge and this phone turned on! Like nothing happened. Two years of memories recovered! Seems more than water resistant when it sat at the bottom of a river for a week and still works. Good job Samsung!
