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19 April 2024

Man finds mobile that fell 9,300 feet from plane

Ben Wilson proudly shows-off his iPhone that survived a 9,300 foot drop from an airplane and landed in a pasture near Joplin, Texas. (AP)

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By AP

A Texas businessman used an app to find his iPhone in a rural pasture after it fell about 9,300 feet during a flight from Houston.

The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported Thursday that Ben Wilson says his mobile phone still works.

Wilson says he and a pilot were travelling home Monday in a Beechcraft Bonanza when a pressure change caused the passenger door to open slightly. Wilson didn't realise his mobile fell out until after landing.

Ben Wilson proudly shows-off his iPhone that survived a 9,300 foot drop from an airplane and landed in a pasture near Joplin, Texas. (AP)
 
Wilson owns Gas Corporation of America in Wichita Falls. He and an employee used an app to narrow the search to near Jacksboro, more than 50 miles away.

The pair set on their search Tuesday, and ended up in a rural pasture. They found the mobile under a mesquite tree.