Government Official Drained A Water Dam Just To Retrieve His Expensive Galaxy S23 Ultra

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Depending on where you live, the Galaxy S23 Ultra can become highly daunting on your wallet, so it is natural to take care of your expensive flagship as best as you can. However, one government official went to exceptional lengths to retrieve his prized possession, to the extent that he drained thousands of liters of water from a dam, depriving the surrounding citizens of a valuable resource that is utilized regularly.

A food inspector named Rajesh Vishwas was capturing a selfie with his friends when his Galaxy S23 Ultra was accidentally dropped in the overflow section of the Kherkatta Dam located in India. The high water depth meant that locating the smartphone would not be possible using traditional methods and taking a deep dive to find the Galaxy S23 Ultra may have been a risky approach too. So what steps does the government official take? Firstly, he called an irrigation department official, seeking permission to locate the handset.

Surprisingly, the irrigation department official granted permission, but only to drain a few feet of water. Shortly after, Rajesh rented a water pump to drain around 2.1 million liters of water over three days. Keep in mind that while the Galaxy S23 Ultra is water-resistant, it can only keep out water up to a depth of 1.5 meters and a duration of 30 minutes. Draining a valuable resource over a period of 72 hours can mean the flagship would not function by the time it was retrieved, but it appears that Rajesh was willing to play the odds.

Watch | A food inspector posted in #Chhattisgarh Kanker district was suspended after he drained out around 21 lakh litres of water from a reservoir next to a dam to fish out his recently-bought Samsung phone. pic.twitter.com/jXWzwfGSI3

— The Indian Express