A pair of friends skipping stones at a British beach discovered a message in a bottle that had been intended to travel to the United States, but was found on the opposite side of England 60 years after.
Indiana Tarrant, 21 and Luca Gamberini, 21, said they were skipping stones at Hove beach, in southern England, when they discovered a bottle that initially appeared to be empty, but they soon discovered it contained a letter.
The letter, dated August 7, 1961, was signed by “Bobby Doseuegs and Mates” and said the bottle was launched from Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, northern England.
The letter, apparently meant to be discovered in the United States, reads: “Dear you Yanks,
“How’s life across the Pond? Threw this from the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, U.K. Suppose I should say cheers for the help in the war. Roy Orbison is starting to kick off here and everything’s seeming to
get pretty groovy.
“I wonder what it’s looking like on your side. Never been to America but I’d love to put on a Stetson and ride on horseback. Hope this message finds somebody well.”
Indiana said the letter did not contain any contact information, so he and Gamberini attempted to find information about the sender online.
The men said they are now hoping press coverage of the message will lead to a clue about the sender, UPI new reports.
