Message in a bottle found in Atlantic Ocean

Santos said he has previously scooped plastic bottles, plastic bags, paper, boat parts, and rope from the water.

A Portuguese teenager has found a message in a bottle that travelled at least 2,400 miles from a Vermont teenager.

Christian Santos, 17, was spearfishing in the Azores when he found a crumpled plastic bottle that was tossed into the sea near Rhode Island in 2018, The Boston Globe reported.

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Santos said he has previously scooped plastic bottles, plastic bags, paper, boat parts, and rope from the water.

“I picked it up and looked inside and there was a paper in there,” said Santos, who brought it to shore so he wouldn’t ruin the paper. “I thought it was interesting and went to show it to my mom.”

Santos’ mother, Molly Santos, posted a photo of the note on Facebook asking for others to share the post in hopes of finding the writer to share how far the message travelled.

The note inside of a Powerade bottle was written in orange marker on a notecard that reads, “It is Thanksgiving. I am 13 and visiting family in Rhode Island. I am from Vermont.” The note included an email address to respond.

Molly Santo said that she sent an email to the address, but never received a response.