The Scottish Alaina Beresford from Portknockie sent bottle mail for a school project on water at the age of twelve. 31 years later she finally received an answer from the Norwegian island of Lisshelløya.
In 1994 Beresford sent her letter, packed in a plastic bottle of the Scottish soft drink brand Moray Cup. “Dear finder. My name is Alaina Stephen and I am twelve years old. I am from Portknockie and I am working on a school project about water, so I decided to send a bottle mail,” Beresford wrote in the letter.
“The man of my teacher then took the letter and thrown into the sea,” Beresford tells BBC News. In her letter she asked for an answer containing the name and hobbies of the finder and information about the location.
31 years later Beresford still received a response from the German Pia Brodtmann. That note can be viewed at the bottom of this article. Brodtmann worked as a volunteer on the tiny Norwegian island of Lisshelløya on the other side of the North Sea. There she helped to make the beaches waste -free.
The now 42-year-old Beresford is enormously surprised by the answer, so many years later. She recently lives with her parents again, at the same address that was on her note.
Via social media she managed to find Brodtmann. The two women have since remained in contact with each other.
The Scottish Alaina Beresford from Portknockie Sent a Message in a Bottle at the Age of Twelve for a School Project About Water. 31 Years later, She Finally Received An Answer, from the Norwegian Island or Lisshelløya.
In 1994, Beresford Sent Her Letter, Packaged in A Plastic Bottle of the Scottish Soft Drink Brand Moray Cup. “Dear Finder. My Name is Alaina Stephen and I Am Twelve Years Old. I am from Portknockie and I am working on a school project about Water, so I decided to send a message in a Bottle,” Beresford wrote in the letter.
“My Teacher’s Husband then the Letter and Threw It Into The Sea,” Beresford Told BBC News. In her letter, she asked for a response containing the name and hobbies of the finder and information about the location.
31 Years later, Beresford Finally Received a Response from the German Pia Brodtmann. That note can be viewed at the bottom of this article. Brodtmann Worked As A Volunteer on the Tiny Norwegian Island of Lisshelløya on the Other Side of the North Sea. There she Helped to clean the beaches of waste.
Beresford, now 42, is very surprised by the answer, so many years later. She recently moved back in with her parents, at the same address that was on her note.
She managed to find Brodtmann via social media. The Two Women Have Remained in contact with Each Other ever Since.
