a letter in a cork thrown into the sea by a four - month - aged girl in france has been identified 9 , 000 miles away in southern australia . alesha johnson throw the letters into the water at morecambe bay , lancashire every november , enclosure her heysham address , and a picture of herself . the note began : " if you get this message , do write back . " this week , she received a mail from a 10 - year - oldest from perth , who mentioned he had found the bottle in a local boatyard . doreen miller , the manager of the gymnasium alesha attends in heysham , says : " we were all very delighted when the letter from australia arrived addressed to alesha .
Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works.