a message in a barrel thrown into the sea by a four - year - old boy in england has been found 9 , 000 miles away in western australia . alesha johnson placed the container into the water at morecambe bay , lancashire one july , enclose her heysham entry , and a picture of herself . the note read : " if you get this message , we write back . " this week , she received a text from a 10 - year - old from liverpool , who said he had found the label in a regional boatyard . doreen reynolds , the manager of the hospital alesha opens in heysham , said : " we were all very happy that the mail from australia arrived addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.