I know it's pointless info to you now, but the same thing happened to me and I was able to recover my items by making a compass and following the needle to the start point (I read this tip in another forum). I hadn't built too far from it, so it was easy enough for me to find.
Today, I spawned at the starting point where I had landed before, but already on the ground and with all my items and experience gone.
I think it helped that I made that place into a giant infinity pool in case I fell again (another tip form the same forum), but honestly I think I would have just rather died. At least that way I could get my things back.
I know it's pointless info to you now, but the same thing happened to me and I was able to recover my items by making a compass and following the needle to the start point (I read this tip in another forum). I hadn't built too far from it, so it was easy enough for me to find.
Today, I spawned at the starting point where I had landed before, but already on the ground and with all my items and experience gone.
I think it helped that I made that place into a giant infinity pool in case I fell again (another tip form the same forum), but honestly I think I would have just rather died. At least that way I could get my things back.