Other companies trying to solve tech's liquid-incompatibility problem repeat the same mantra: Water-resistant features are there to help in case of accidents, not to make a phone safe for scuba diving.

CNN: Waterproof phones and tablets make a splash

As search-and-rescue teams checked the conditions were safe enough for a diving team, fire-fighters combed the riverbank.

BBC: Inquiry into four river deaths

On the contrary, that unemployed army has disappeared without a trace--no doubt temporarily diving into nice, safe corporate careers.

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