Girl on school field trip in Canada finds message in a bottle written by her own mother 26 years ago
A younger lady and her classmates got here throughout a message in a bottle, solely to seek out out that the bottle’s earlier proprietor wasn’t a stranger.
Scarlet Van Eyk, a fourth grader at St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School, was visiting the Great Lakes whereas on a field trip when one other youngster identified a mysterious-looking bottle, FOX 8 WJW reported.
When a trainer began to learn the letter contained in the bottle, Scarlet Van Eyk was left surprised after realizing it was written by her very own mother, Makenzie Van Eyk.
‘DOOMSDAY FISH,’ RUMORED TO BRING BAD OMENS, WASHES ASHORE IN POPULAR SURF TOWN
“This letter is coming from Makenzie Morris and I go to St. John the Baptist School. I am in Grade 4 in Mr. St. Pierre’s class,” the letter acknowledged, in line with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
A fourth grader discovered a long-lost message in a bottle (not pictured) solely to find that the creator was her mother from 26 years ago. (iStock)
“My letter is about water in the Great Lakes. We learn a e book referred to as ‘Paddle-to-the-Sea.’ It was a superb e book.”
The message in the bottle dates again to 1998, when Makenzie Van Eyk was a fourth grader on the time at St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School in Belle River, Ontario, similar to her daughter is now, in line with FOX 8.
‘WIZARD OF OZ’ RUBY SLIPPERS TO GO ON DISPLAY FOR FANS NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER BEING STOLEN
Makenzie Van Eyk and her classmates on the time had been assigned to write down letters in regards to the Great Lakes, earlier than putting the notes in bottles and tossing them into the water, the outlet reported.
Makenzie Van Eyk was tasked with writing a letter in regards to the Great Lakes in 1998 when she was in fourth grade and “absolutely” remembers throwing the message into the water 26 years ago. (iStock)
Makenzie Van Eyk advised the CBC that she “absolutely” remembers writing the message in a bottle and sending it off into the Great Lakes.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
While this explicit message stayed near house, this isn’t the primary time a mysterious letter discovered floating in a bottle has made its approach again to its originator.
For extra Lifestyle articles, go to foxnews.com/life-style.
Last 12 months, a letter written in 1997 by a fifth grader in Sandwich, Massachusetts, was discovered on the seashores of France.
Scarlet Van Eyk was surprised when her trainer learn the letter (not pictured) and found that the creator of the observe was her own mother. (iStock)
The message was nonetheless in good situation even after 26 years, and it was efficiently returned to the school.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News Digital reached out to the Van Eyk household for remark.
