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One woman in China reportedly dropped her iPhone into the freezing Longtan Lake and dove in after it fully clothed.

The People's Daily, China posted the story with photographs on Facebook about a woman who apparently jumped into a lake just for her phone.

“Another iPhone craze?” the publication wrote. “A woman was seen diving in 2-meter-deep Longtan Lake in Beijing on Feb 18 to pick up her iphone 5, which accidentally fell into the water." The temperature in Beijing on Feb. 18 was as low as 28 degrees, according to the post.

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