a message in a vase thrown into the sea by a five - year - olds girl in europe has been found 9 , 000 mi inland in northern canada . alesha johnson pitched the bottle into the lake at redbridge cove , lancashire since september , enclosing her heysham account , and a picture of herself . the letter said : " if you get this message , please report back . " this week , she had a statement from a 10 - year - old from perth , which stated he had found the envelope in a local boatyard . doreen gibson , the manager of the home alesha attends in heysham , said : " we were all very excited when the letter from australia arrived addressing to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.