While visiting London, Agiimaa Oyungerel had her phone snatched near Surrey Quays.📍Using Find My Device, she tracked the signal to Pepys Park and spent hours digging through dirt and leaves. 😲 What she found shocked her — her phone plus four stolen iPhones, wrapped and buried. 🕵️‍♀️ Thieves had hidden them underground to dodge police tracking.

## **A Buried Secret in London: How a Stolen Phone Led to the Discovery of Hidden iPhones Underground**

What began as a frustrating moment of urban crime during a London visit turned into a real-life detective story—one that reveals how far thieves will go to outsmart technology and the police.

While visiting London, **Agiimaa Oyungerel** never imagined her trip would include hours spent digging through dirt and leaves in a public park. But after her phone was snatched near **Surrey Quays**, that’s exactly where she found herself—following a digital trail that led to a shocking discovery beneath the ground at **Pepys Park**.

What she uncovered wasn’t just her own missing phone. Buried carefully in the soil were **four additional stolen iPhones**, wrapped and hidden in a way that suggested planning, experience, and a troubling trend in modern phone theft.

This is the story of how a simple tracking app exposed an underground tactic used by thieves—and what it means for anyone carrying a smartphone in a big city.

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### **A Normal Day Turns Into a Nightmare**

Phone snatching has become an unfortunate reality in many major cities, and London is no exception. The crime often happens in seconds: a distraction, a swift grab, and the thief disappears into the crowd or on a bike.

That’s what happened to Agiimaa Oyungerel near Surrey Quays. One moment she had her phone in hand, the next it was gone—stolen cleanly and quickly, leaving behind shock, anger, and a sense of helplessness familiar to many victims.

For most people, that would be the end of the story: cancel cards, lock accounts, file a report, and mourn the loss of an expensive device filled with personal data.

But Agiimaa decided to try something else.
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