53-year-old message in a bottle leads to bittersweet discovery from Laurie Blair

A message in a bottle has been found by a man in South Jersey. The bottle was part of a cleanup effort he was undertaking. The message inside the bottle originated from a 9-year-old who set it adrift in 1973.

This makes the message 53 years old. Further details about the discovery and the message are available from the source, including the story of the person who found it and the one who initially sent it.