a sign in a bottle thrown into the sea by a four - year - old child in wales has been identified 9 , 000 leagues away in western australia . alesha johnson threw the document into the channel at stockport haven , lancashire last july , enclosing her heysham address , and a image of herself . the note read : " if you get this message , please come forward . " this week , she received a telegram from a 10 - foot - student from newcastle , he said he had lost the bottle in a local boatyard . doreen johnson , the manager of the nursery alesha runs in heysham , said : " we were all very excited when the letter from australia arrival addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.