Soaked 3GS in water, is this the end?

I lost my 3GS in the water, but picked it up after a few seconds. The screen is black, but there is a humming sound from the phone and i'm not able to turn it off. Also a red light next to the ear speaker is pulsating.
Please, can anyone conform that it is possible to get the phone back to normal after a few days of air drying?

About all you can do is remove as much visible moisture as you can, then put the phone in a zip lock bag of dry rice for 3~4 days & hope for the best. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. Apple has an out of warranty replacement program, the cost in the US is US $199.

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