iPhone that got sucked out of Alaska Airlines plane and fell 16,000 feet is found on the ground – and still works

When a door plug on an Alaska Airlines plane suddenly ripped off minutes into a flight on Friday evening, everyone on board remained safe, but several objects were sucked out of the aircraft and fell roughly 16,000 feet – including what appears to be an intact and working iPhone. 

Washington resident Sean Bates tweeted on Sunday that he found an iPhone on the side of the road that was "still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim" for the plane involved in Friday's incident, Alaska Airlines ASA1282. The phone also has a piece of a charger still stuck inside. 

"Thing got *yanked* out the door," Bates tweeted, "...survived a 16,000 foot drop perfect in tact!"