King Island resident finds message in a bottle, tracks down owner

Meg Whitfield
January 19 2022 - 4:00pm
The letter had Mark Burton's name on it, and a request to find him. Picture: Supplied
The letter had Mark Burton's name on it, and a request to find him. Picture: Supplied

When Mark Burton and his mate dropped a message in a bottle into the ocean 25 years ago, he didn't expect to ever see it again.

Meg Whitfield

Journalist at the Advocate Newspaper, Burnie, proudly covering Tasmania's North-West and West Coast. Got a tip?

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