Wi-Fi and Bluetooth greyed out after water damage on iPhone 5S?

I dropped my iPhone 5S in water. I didn't have anything to dry it with, but a towel. I tried to turn it off, but it turned itself on again. Now my Wi-Fi is greyed out, and Bluetooth is constantly circling. I haven't backed it up for a long time. And I'm on vacation without any computer.

Put it in a dry bag of rice and leave it there for some hours. It will absorb the water from the guts of your phone. If you do this fast enough, it still might work… Maybe…

Drying the outside isn't the problem. Inside is the problem. Moisture is playing around with circuits and boards and trying to fry them. Moisture has to come out of it if there's any chance of getting functionality back. This can take time. Best luck.

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