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We have all heard the magical story of finding a message in a bottle. It’s definitely not an everyday occurrence. However, for one man, his message in a bottle was answered 24 years after the fact by a 13-year-old boy.
According to an article in the Associated Press via Yahoo news by Nataliya Vasilyeva and Melissa Eddy titled “Baltic Sea letter in a bottle found 24 years later,” the man, now in his late twenties, was only a young boy when the letter was written.
The paper was wrapped in cellophane, sealed with a bandage, written by the boy’s father, and placed inside a German beer bottle .
According to an article in the Associated Press via Yahoo news by Nataliya Vasilyeva and Melissa Eddy titled “Baltic Sea letter in a bottle found 24 years later,” the man, now in his late twenties, was only a young boy when the letter was written.
The paper was wrapped in cellophane, sealed with a bandage, written by the boy’s father, and placed inside a German beer bottle .
According to the article, the letter said, “My name is Frank, and I’m five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write me back, and I will write back to you.”
The letter included an address. The 13 year-old boy, who found the letter, wrote to the address and discovered the man’s parent’s still lived there.
When this letter was written, computers were not widely used by consumers. Electronic bill pay, Facebook, and Skype did not exist. Communication was primarily paper-based. However, with today’s technological advancements, the two actually met each other via video link.
The letter was found in a stretch of sand in Russia and Lithuania. It’s surprising the bottle didn’t break and the paper didn’t get ruined by water.
It’s amazing how one small letter, written on paper so long ago, had such an impact. The two are likely to become pen pals of some sort. I wonder if they will write letters on paper or if they will communicate electronically?
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The letter was found in a stretch of sand in Russia and Lithuania. It’s surprising the bottle didn’t break and the paper didn’t get ruined by water.
It’s amazing how one small letter, written on paper so long ago, had such an impact. The two are likely to become pen pals of some sort. I wonder if they will write letters on paper or if they will communicate electronically?
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