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It had never been opened. It fell in a pool. It stayed there about 30 seconds (1m deep). When I fished it out, screen was off and it never turned back on.

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Sorry to hear that. It's an unusual outcome and strongly suggests the seal was somehow broken (or bent). How old was the phone?

https://youtu.be/Lv1kofMtpFs?si=CFUjQvrjHWDs3lFl

I was surprised as well, the phone was fairly recent, don’t remember exactly but less than 2 years for sure.

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