4-5 days. No battery in to "check it".
Got Your BlackBerry Wet? - BlackBerryFAQ
I've successfully dried out a half dozen (two of mine, four of friends) and unsuccessfully on one which was a victim of salt water, leaving minerals and salts to dry on the circuit board -- not good.
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