a message in a jar thrown into the ocean by a 3 - year - little girl in england has been found 9 , 000 yards away in western australia . alesha then threw the bottle into the water at morecambe haven , lancashire last january , enclosing her heysham address , and a picture of herself . the note read : " if you get this package , i mail back . " this week , she received a letter from a 10 - year - old from perth , who said he had found the vial in a local boatyard . doreen johnson , the leader of the nursery alesha teaches in heysham , said : " we were all very excited when the letter from australia approached addressing to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.