courtney bembridge has the story. a simple letter written by 13—year—old girl, undiscovered for more than 100 years. translation: "i throw this bottle into the seal in the middle of the atlantic. we are due to arrive in new york in a few days. if anyone finds it, let the lefebvre family in lievin know." it is signed by mathilde lefebvre, and dated the 13th of april, 1912. but mathilde never made it to new york. the following day, disaster struck. she was killed along with her mother, three siblings and more than 1,500 others. the ship sunk in the atlantic ocean. the wreckage lies about 600 kilometres south of ca nada's newfoundland. for more than a century, the little bottle drifted in the ocean until it eventually washed up on a beach in the bay of fundy. translation: it was a canadian | family who discovered this bottle while walking around. intrigued by two small rolls inside, the family broke the bottle and found a letter. when the discover was