WWII-Era Message in a Bottle Discovered During Hurricane Debby Cleanup

A Florida woman found a letter from 1945 while clearing debris, igniting a search for its origins.

Suzanne Flament-Smith discovered the bottle in Safety Harbor, Florida, after Hurricane Debby.
The letter, dated March 4, 1945, was addressed to 'Lee' from a U.S. Navy base in Virginia.
Inside the bottle were sand, a coffee stick, a bullet casing, and a miniature cannonball.
Flament-Smith shared the find on social media to help identify the letter's author and recipient.
Navy officials are investigating to uncover more about the letter's history and its journey.