a message in a glass tossed into the sea by a four - year - old girl in australia has been found 9 , 000 miles offshore in western australia . alesha james throws the bottle into the water at blackpool bay , lancashire this july , encloses her heysham address , and a picture of herself . the notice read : " if you want this message , please write back . " this week , she received a email from a 10 - year - teen from england , who said he had found the bottle in a local boatyard . doreen johnson , the administrator of the nursery alesha is in heysham , explained : " we were all very excited when the letter from australia arrived addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.