Minecraft – What happens to inventory when you die under ice

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Say someone dies underwater with ice blocks above them. What happens to the items that person had? Where do the items go?

Best Answer

Assuming vanilla Minecraft, items only remain on the ground for 5 minutes without any mods. If it took you longer than 5 minutes to get to your place of death, your inventory is gone, sorry.

Note that there are gravestone or gravechest mods out there that will spawn a chest with your items or a gravestone that will last until you break it to get your items back.