Milton Keynes iPhone frozen beneath ice rink is rescued by staff

iPhone trapped for 8 weeks under ice still works after being rescued

By Faye Mayern A phone frozen in an ice rink has been returned to its owner eight weeks later - and miraculously still worked. The pink iPhone accidentally got stuck under 60k litres of water at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes in November. It belonged to the daughter of the workman who dropped and entombed it.

Milton Keynes iPhone frozen beneath ice rink is rescued by staff

A red-faced worker who misplaced the device says to "everyone's astonishment" it still works.

In early November, a worker incited his daughter's anger by losing her iPhone while building the skating rink in Milton Keynes, UK. The smartphone with a bright pink case was already covered in a thick layer of ice when the man found it, so there was no choice but to wait for the skating rink to be demolished again. Last week, the time had come: when the ice had completely melted away, the iPhone was rescued, left to dry and then charged to see …