a message in a bottles thrown into the sea by a nine - year - old girl in england has been found 9 , 000 miles ahead in western australia . alesha johnson threw the bottle into the channel at morecambe harbour , lancashire this september , enclosing her heysham address , and a picture of herself . the notes began : " if you get this message , please write it . " this week , she received a letter from a 10 - year - adult from perth , who stated he had found the letter in a local boatyard . mctaggart taylor , the director of the nursery alesha does in heysham , said : " we were all very happy when the letter from australia arrival addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.