Jason Cartwright (over at TechAu) was celebrating Australia Day with a Barbecue by the pool.  When it came time to  jump in and have a swim, he had forgeten he had the company of an iPhone.

“After a couple of minutes in the pool my hand brushed by my pocket, yep.. I had taken my iPhone for a swim.”

Thinking he would have no chance of recovering the iPhone he contacted Optus (his carrier) to see how much a replacement would be.

At $899 AUD for a replacement, Jason thought he would try his luck at recovering the phone.

“The plan was to let the phone completely dry out over a few days. I was careful not to press any buttons in fear of waking the screen and shorting the battery. Unfortunately without a removable battery, there was no way I could stop people from calling or texting me. After the first day, there was still clearly water sitting under the screen. I removed the sim card and sat it outside today. Turns out 40+ degree days are good for something.” he said

After waiting a “few days”  for most of the water to evaporate, Jason decided to give the iPhone a shot of starting up. To his surprise, it worked!

There is of course visable water damage from water creeping through the gaps of the glass protector, but it’s better than a non functioning iPhone.

Does this prove that the iPhone really is the Jesus Phone? I think not.

You can check out more photos here.