Clip of woman wading in San Antonio River in search of lost phone goes viral

A woman uses her feet to search for her cell phone in the San Antonio River over the weekend. Credit: TikTok / @doskogirl

A TikTok of a woman wading through the murky, waist-high waters of the San Antonio River as she tries to find her dropped cell phone has pulled in more than 1.5 million views.

Needless to say, viewers are expressing both both disgust and concern about the the blonde, baseball cap-wearing woman’s health following her dip in the downtown waterway.

In the two-minute clip, she peers down from the River Walk into the water, searching for her lost phone.

“Yeah, I’m going to feel around with my feet,” she says before slipping into the murky water below.

At one point, the crowd cheers as she pulls an object from the river. But instead of her cell phone, the recovered item turns out to be a brick.

The TikTok user who posted the video, @Doskogirl, explains in its caption that the woman trudged through the river for eight minutes seeking her phone — all to no avail.

The video has racked up some 60,000 likes and more than 3,000 views as of press time. Many user comments on the clip express concern for the woman’s well-being.

“I live in San Antonio, I hope she saw a doctor afterwards,” TikTok user @Debrdua commented.

Meanwhile, @priscillajanneth wrote that she’d “rather be phoneless” than brave downtown’s greenish waters: “That is absolutely disgusting.”

Indeed, health experts advise against swimming in the San Antonio River.

The concentration of E. coli bacteria in river is 4 to 5 times higher than the state recommends for safe swimming, according to a 2022 report from the Express-News. E. coli poses serious hazards to humans if ingested, including diarrhea, urinary tract infections and worse.

Other hazards include debris and sediment that can act as quicksand, according to experts.

Which probably explains why swimming in the San Antonio River has been outlawed since 1976. Folks who violate the city ordinance face fines of up to $500.

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Clip of woman wading in San Antonio River in search of lost phone goes viral

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