Well since the oil pan is steel, I don't suspect that the magnet will be going anywhere. Can you not reach in with your pinky finger and try to maneuver it toward the drain plug hole so that you could grab it with a pair of needle-nose pliers? Removing the oil pan is a bit of a PITA, but folks have done it to install oil pan spacers. Removal and installation instructions can be found in the FSM. There's also a couple of YouTube videos floating around showing how to do it on either a Z or G37. Google it.
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