iPhone SURVIVES accidentally dropped 2,000 feet from a plane: Owner finds it intact and works on a beach in Brazil (includes heartbreaking video of his dive)
- Ernesto Galiotto was using his phone from a small plane over Rio de Janeiro
- The passenger fumbled and dropped the iPhone 6s out the window
- He used an app to find it on a beach where it was still intact with small scratches
An iPhone 6s that fell from a plane at 2000 feet survived the fall with just a few scratches and even registered its descent.
Ernesto Galiotto attempted to capture a video from the small plane’s window as it flew over a beach in Brazil.
The environmentalist and filmmaker sat in the passenger seat while looking out over the beautiful coast of Rio de Janeiro.
An iPhone 6s that fell from a plane at 2000 feet survived the fall with just a few scratches and even registered its descent
A camera on the plane recorded the moment when Galiotto held up his phone and rumbled it, causing him to fall to the ground outside.
He initially showed his annoyance when the phone quickly dropped 2,000 feet where it landed near the beach without harming anyone
Using the Find My iPhone app, Galiotto found his phone where it was remarkably intact.
Ernesto Galiotto attempted to capture a video from the small plane’s window as it flew over a beach in Brazil
The environmentalist and filmmaker sat in the passenger seat while looking out over the beautiful coast of Rio de Janeiro
It survived the fall with just a few scratches, Brazilian news outlet G1 reported.
The device was only equipped with a standard silicone cover and a screen protector.
Galiotto said, ‘I was confident that I would fix it. I thought, “If it didn’t fall into the water, we’ll find it.”
A camera on the plane recorded the moment when Galiotto held up his phone and rumbled it, causing him to fall to the ground outside
Initially, he showed his annoyance when the phone quickly dropped 2,000 feet where it landed near the beach without harming anyone
‘But for a few meters I could have hit someone, and at that height I flew, 2,000 feet, it was going to be a tragedy, can you imagine? But it wasn’t a tragedy, it had many emotions. ‘
The images show the filmmaker’s surprise when he notices that the iPhone on the beach is still working after the huge fall.
He said, “It’s something that if you tell anyone, they won’t believe.”
The device was only equipped with a standard silicone cover and a screen protector
The images show the filmmaker’s surprise when he notices that the iPhone on the beach is still working after the huge fall