Apple Watch Lost At Sea For 6 Months Returned To Owner In Working Condition

'A man who lost his Apple Watch in the ocean says he was surprised when it was returned to him after six months with all the data and apps still intact,' according to a joint report from CNN and Los Angeles TV station KTLA:
Robert Bainter often goes body surfing or boogie boarding at Huntington Beach in California, and usually, he has an Apple Watch on his wrist... 'A huge wave came -- and I was loving it, rode it -- and then, I pick up my arm, and I'm like, 'Oh my God, what just happened?'' Bainter said. The watch was gone from his wrist. Bainter says he spent an hour looking for it then used Apple's 'Find my iPhone' app to turn on lost mode... [Which sends your phone number to the watch's display, in case somebody finds it.]

Each visit to the beach was another opportunity to find the watch, but after six months, Bainter was giving up hope -- until he got a call from a number he didn't recognize. 'It was this guy saying, 'Hey, if your name is Rob Bainter and you lost an Apple Watch recently, give me a call. If you can describe it, I'll give this thing to you,'' Bainter said. The man who called found Bainter's watch three miles north of where it went missing... Even more unbelievable, Bainter says the watch worked fine; though the salt water had left a little haze on the screen.

'It worked fine, as though it didn't skip a beat. All the information was there. All the apps were there,' Bainter said.

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