Dropped phone

A government official in India found himself in troubled waters recently after a failed attempt at taking a selfie went from bad to worse. Rajesh Vishwas was allegedly taking a photograph of himself at the Kherkatta Dam in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh when he managed to drop his phone into the reservoir.

The food inspector was apparently so distraught at losing his $1,200 Samsung that his first reaction was to call in local divers. The divers, however, were unable to locate the device. Fearing that there was sensitive data stored on the phone, Vishwas sought permission to drain the reservoir in order to look for it.