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Newfoundland couple’s love note in a bottle found 13 years later on Irish shore

A couple had been dating for about a year when they decided to end a picnic on Bell Island in 2012 by casting a message out to sea.

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A bottle containing a note from a Newfoundland couple is shown on a beach in southwestern Ireland on July 7, 2025. 


ST. JOHN’S - A romantic message in a bottle thrown from the cliffs of an island off Newfoundland nearly 13 years ago was found on a beach in Ireland this week — and the couple behind it are still in love.

Brad and Anita Squires had been dating for about a year when they decided to end a quiet September picnic on Bell Island in 2012 by casting a message out to sea.

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