Is it possible to recover photos from an IPhone 5 that won't power on?

My dad took my boyfriend out shark fishing yesterday and when they were took a bunch of photos. When they were done they put the boat back in the trailer and he took a step into the river with his IPhone 5 in his pocket. It got submerged and shut itself off. They immediately put it into a bag of rice but it still hasn't been able to turn on. Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to fix it or is there a way we can at least save his photos even though the device can't power on?

Try a new battery if you are sure its completely dry then hook it up to your Mac and download them there hopefully otherwise the apple shop may be bale to recover them for you but expect a significant bill

No power, no recovery until there's power.
There are data recover companies, but they charge just to try, and if they can recover anything, it will NOT be cheap. So unless those pictures are worth several hundred dollars more than your phone costs, finding a cellphone repair shop that deals with water damage, is going to be your best option.

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