Letter in a Bottle, Written by Sailor at Virginia Base in 1945, Washes Ashore in Florida After...

Suzanne Flament-Smith dropped off her daughter at a Florida high school volleyball practice and went for a walk, waiting for the team to finish. For her stroll, she picked Bayshore Boulevard. The road runs along the water in Safety Harbor, about 5 miles outside of Tampa, Florida. Typically a scenic spot, it was littered with debris brought ashore by Hurricane Debby. Discarded cans, old sunscreen and waterlogged gunk lay in heaps.
Flament-Smith began filling trash bags, then spotted a peculiarity: An old-timey and weather-worn but clear and corked bottle amid the garbage.
She leaned in and looked through the glass.
Oh wow, she thought, I think I've found something special!