Message in a bottle found on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth
A mystery message in a bottle has been discovered on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth.
Pip Carlton-Barnes found the bottle on the wall at Swanpool Beach as she was walking on the beach yesterday.
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The message in a bottle that was found on Swanpool Beach
The bottle contains tightly-rolled messages tied with ribbon and a few coins and Ms Carlton-Barnes said it was clear "a lot of effort had been put into it".
She said: "There was no-one around and we waited for a long while to see if anyone came for them but no-one did.
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"On closer inspection it was clear that the bottle had not been washed up or even spent any time in the water.
"This is rather a mystery, why would someone go to all this trouble only to leave without actually sending the bottle to sea?"
Ms Carlton-Barnes, who is Social Media Manager for Visit Falmouth, resisted the temptation to open the bottle and read the messages and instead left it at the Swanpool Beach Cafe in the hope that someone would come forward to claim it.
She has also posted a blog on Visit Falmouth's website and Facebook page to spread the word and see if anyone knows anything about the message in a bottle, and has contacted Falmouth University to see if it is part of a student art project. So far no-one has come forward.
If you can shed any light on the mystery bottle, contact Visit Falmouth here or leave a comment below.
7 Comments
by Softchild
Friday, February 22 2013, 12:29PM
“Of course not. Which is why I think it is great that the bottle is in a safe place and not in the sea! Better that we send it on it's "virtual" journey round the world via the Visit Falmouth Facebook page!”
by falangler
Friday, February 22 2013, 12:19PM
“PS Softchild Will you find it Romantic when you
get a chunk of glass in your foot?”
by falangler
Friday, February 22 2013, 12:15PM
“Open the bottle to see if there's any names and addresses of whoever left it there then nick them for carelessly littering the beach.”
by Softchild
Friday, February 22 2013, 11:59AM
“I think it's a great news item! It's what Cornwall is all about! Romance & mystery! Bring it on!!!”
by KevPlymouth
Thursday, February 21 2013, 3:43PM
“@ percypinkle, its a quiet news day in the westcountry today, Plymouth Herald has a story about a rebuilt cabin at Whitsand Bay :-)
Wait until the national news pick up on these stories”
by youngcornwall
Thursday, February 21 2013, 1:10PM
“It looks like a bottle of Blackpool-rock to me, very intriguing, keep us up dated.”
by percypinkle
Thursday, February 21 2013, 12:27PM
“Here's an idea...open the bottle, read the notes inside - maybe this will help solve the 'mystery'. I love Cornwall...where else in the world would such a nothingy story make the news?!”