 questioning what would happen if he just swims away. He then led the cops on a seven-minute pursuit back to shore before getting arrested. Why did he just throw the phone in the ocean? That's a good question. Probably because it was still work. A lot of these phones are kind of water-resistant now. One of the officers said later... Well, they have to send a diver down. He was off the keys, right? I believe it went in a trash bag, yes.