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Rockport Man’s Message In A Bottle Gets Response From France 9 Years Later
"Logistically, I think I have a higher chance of winning the lottery than this happening," the man said. His note was dated Aug. 21, 2010.
ROCKPORT, MA — A Massachusetts man received an answer to his message in a bottle about a decade after he threw it into the Atlantic Ocean. Max Vredenburgh said he vividly remembers vividly being 10 years old and throwing a wine bottle into the water at Long Beach in Rockport.
A month ago, his parents received a surprise letter in the mail. The man who found Vredenburgh’s note on a beach in France replied.
“Logistically, I think I have a higher chance of winning the lottery than this happening,” Vredenburgh said. His note was dated August 21, 2010.
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“When I first read his letter, my heart, my stomach just dropped. I was like, ‘oh my God. My 10-year-old wish just came true. This is insane.'”
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