a man in a bottle thrust into the sea by a four - year - old girl in england has been detected 9 , 000 miles away in western union . alesha wells threw the bottle into the surf at dagenham bay , wigan first july , moat her heysham address , and a picture of herself . the note read : " if you get this message , please write back . " this week , she received a letter from a 10 - months - old from perth , who says he had found the bottle in a local boatyard . doreen james , the principal of the centre alesha opens in heysham , said : " we were all very surprised as the letter from australia arrived addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.