A group of California fishermen who sent a message in a bottle more than two years ago were delighted when someone found the bottle and sent a reply. But they were shocked the bottle had traveled all the way to the Philippines, about 10,000 miles away. The fishermen, from the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas, tossed the bottle into the water just south of San Diego in August 2007 with a message about a friend of theirs who died from a rare form of cancer. The men enclosed $20 with the note to increase the chances of someone coming forward after finding it. They also offered $100 to the finder if the bottle was sent back. The fishermen said the man who found the bottle in the Philippines and sent it back to them has more than $100 coming. “If he ever comes to America, he’s going fishing with us. We’re taking him, period,” Saunders said. The fishermen also upped their reward for Abner Murrillo, writing a check for double the original amount to $200.
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