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Businessman finds iPhone that fell out of plane during flight – and it still works | |
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A Texas businessman used an app to find his iPhone in a rural pasture after it fell 2,835 metres (9,300 feet) during a flight from Houston. | A Texas businessman used an app to find his iPhone in a rural pasture after it fell 2,835 metres (9,300 feet) during a flight from Houston. |
The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported on Thursday that Ben Wilson said his mobile phone still worked. | The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported on Thursday that Ben Wilson said his mobile phone still worked. |
Related: How well does Find My iPhone track down thieves? | Related: How well does Find My iPhone track down thieves? |
Wilson said he and a pilot were travelling home on Monday in a Beechcraft Bonanza when a pressure change caused the passenger door to slightly open. | Wilson said he and a pilot were travelling home on Monday in a Beechcraft Bonanza when a pressure change caused the passenger door to slightly open. |
Wilson did not realise his phone had fallen until after had landed. | Wilson did not realise his phone had fallen until after had landed. |
“The pressure popped and a newspaper flew out but I didn’t see the phone go,” he said. “After we got back I looked for it on the floor [of the plane] and in my briefcase but couldn’t find it.” | “The pressure popped and a newspaper flew out but I didn’t see the phone go,” he said. “After we got back I looked for it on the floor [of the plane] and in my briefcase but couldn’t find it.” |
Wilson and an employee used the Find My iPhone app to narrow the search to near Jacksboro, more than 80km (50 miles) away. | Wilson and an employee used the Find My iPhone app to narrow the search to near Jacksboro, more than 80km (50 miles) away. |
The pair set out to search on Tuesday and ended up in a rural pasture. They found the phone under a mesquite tree. | The pair set out to search on Tuesday and ended up in a rural pasture. They found the phone under a mesquite tree. |