That is, be sure not to get your fingers near the connection. Hold the phone in one hand, and pull out the charger by grasping the cord several inches down. Normally, you don’t want to pull from the cord because it ends up fraying it, but in this case, you need to do so to keep yourself from being electrocuted.

Find the sim card tray on your iPhone. It is usually along the right side of the phone. You’ll notice a small hole. [4] X Research source Insert the paperclip or tool into the hole. The sim card tray will pop out. Leave the whole tray out for now. [5] X Research source

You can also run it over the ports to help draw out the water.

To use compressed air, hold the can of air so that it’s blowing across the hole rather than into it. Spray the air, and the water should jet out the other side.

If you can’t find enough silica gel packets, you can try crystallized kitty litter, which is essentially the same thing. [11] X Research source Some tests show that it may be best just to leave the phone in open air rather than trying to submerge it in a drying agent. [12] X Research source