By Sally Murrer via SWNS
A new ice skating rink has a phone trapped permanently under the ice – after it was dropped by a workman before it froze.
The iPhone got accidentally stuck under 60,000 liters of water at Willen On Ice rink in Milton Keynes.
The worker was helping to build the temporary 800 sq m venue which will attract thousands of skaters over Christmas.
After building the rink’s metal base ready for 600,000 liters of water to be poured in and frozen he left for home.
But he had completely forgotten he’d popped his phone down on the base while he was working.
Overnight the iPhone was submerged and frozen solid under two inches of ice.
However retrieving it was out of the question as chipping it out of the ice would ruin the smooth surface of the rink which opened today.
Now the workman, who is too embarrassed to be named, must wait until January 5 when the rink closes after the festive season.
Meanwhile skaters will glide over the frozen phone in its bright pink spotted case.
To make matters worse, the phone belonged to the man’s daughter.
He’d borrowed it to use at work because he’d lost his own phone only the previous day.
Rob Cook, director at owners Ice Leisure, said of the mishap: “It wasn’t until later the following day that one of the team spotted the object in the middle of the rink and, on closer inspection, we could see it was ‘Steve’s daughter’s phone.
“Unfortunately, there is no way we will be able to get the phone out of the ice now. If we were to dig it out, it would affect the structure of the ice so it’ll remain entombed for the next two months.”
The workman said: “My daughter wasn’t happy at the start, especially as she has just bought the new phone case. But after a short time – and the promise of a temporary replacement phone – she cooled off.
“I have promised that if the phone doesn’t work once it has thawed out, I will get her new one.”
