WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) -- The "Find My iPhone" app works -- even in an Iowa garbage dump. Allison Peterson figured she had mistakenly dropped her iPhone in a recycling bin.
She used the Find My iPhone app to follow a garbage truck online all the way to the dump. Her husband and several workers at the landfill sorted through the trash, until they found the missing smart phone.
Mark Peterson says he's scored some brownie points with his wife. He also saved a lot of money by not having to replace the iPhone.
The Des Moines Register reports Peterson has sent a two-page letter thanking the landfill workers for their help.