iPhone 17 Pro survives 3 days under mud and floodwater, powers on without a single scratch

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In a story that feels almost unbelievable, an iPhone 17 Pro has become the latest symbol of survival after it was found working perfectly fine three days after being buried in mud and floodwater in the Philippines. The phone’s owner shared the incident online, and since then, people everywhere have been amazed at how a tiny piece of technology managed to outlast one of nature’s most destructive forces.

It happened during Typhoon Kalmegi, a powerful storm that flooded homes and forced people to climb to their rooftops for safety. The man who owned the phone said he was trying to escape the rushing water when his iPhone slipped from his hand and vanished. “I had to hold on to the roof for dear life,” he wrote, recalling the terrifying moment. When the storm finally ended, his house was gone and the phone was nowhere to be found.

For three days, he couldn’t go looking for it because he was injured. When he finally returned, he saw something sticking out of the thick mud — it was his iPhone 17 Pro, caked in dirt but still in one piece. He took it home, wiped it clean, plugged it in, and to his shock, the screen lit up instantly. The phone was working perfectly. There were no scratches, no water damage, nothing.

The story spread quickly online, and people couldn’t stop talking about it. Some called it a miracle of modern engineering, while others simply said it gave them hope after hearing about so much destruction caused by the storm. “It’s crazy how tough phones have become,” one person commented. “That thing went through a flood and came out like nothing happened.”

Experts say the iPhone’s design helps it survive water and dust, but this story clearly went beyond any lab test. The iPhone 17 Pro, which came out in September this year, is known for its sturdy build, but surviving three days in muddy water was never part of the plan.

For the man who found it, though, the phone’s survival meant something more. After losing almost everything in the typhoon, seeing that little screen light up again must have felt like a small piece of normal life returning — a reminder that sometimes, even in the worst moments, something can still hold on.