Last November, one brave (or foolish?) woman took a dip in the murky waters of the San Antonio River to search for her dropped phone, earning a nearly unanimous reaction of disgust from passersby and viewers of the subsequent viral TikTok video. Swimming or wading in the river carries a misdemeanor fine of $500, and its waters famously contain higher-than-desired levels of E. coli. While the woman seemingly did not find her phone that day, perhaps somebody did during the city’s latest river draining, last week.San Antonio temporarily drains the downtown portion of the river every couple of years as part of its River Walk Maintenance Program. The event has become notable for the items the team pulls out of the water—phones, laptops, folding chairs,…The post They Drained the San Antonio River and Found Trash, Scooters, and Giant Invasive Snails appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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