An 11-year-old boy finds an old bag and uses it to solve a mystery. Fishing may not sound like the ideal activity for everyone, but then again, you don’t know the story of 11-year-old Brodie Brooks from South Carolina. After getting a fishing rod for his birthday, he heads to Lake Hartwell in good spirits and discovers something bizarre.

The Brodie family knew how much he loved fishing, so finding him a birthday present was easy. Obviously, Brodie wanted to test his new rod as soon as possible. A visit to Lake Hartwell, therefore, started in good spirits. The 11-year-old was so excited that he was finally allowed to test his new rod. He had even asked some other older children and his uncle to come along with him.

Fishing takes a lot of patience and Brodie knew this all too well. He and his uncle, Ben Myers, got settled once they arrived at Lake Hartwell. They were ready for a relaxing day by the water and catching lots of fish. Fortunately, Ben had a lot of fishing experience and guided young Brodie on his fishing adventure. He showed him how to hold the bait and lay out the line.

To be fair, Ben had few expectations. When Brodie yelled that he had caught something, Ben was surprised. However, it soon became apparent that they would not be having fish for dinner that evening. Ben quickly realized that Brodie had caught no ordinary fish on his rod. Brodie, on the other hand, was over the moon with his first catch.

The fact that his first catch wasn’t a fish at all was therefore a big disappointment for the 11-year-old. He was not at all happy with the hidden treasure they had fished out of the water. As a novice fisherman, Brodie had no idea how special it was that he had pulled something other than fish out of the water at Lake Hartwell.

Something his Uncle Ben knew all too well. He had never caught anything but fish in Lake Hartwell in his entire life. Caught something
After Brodie had his new rod under control, he managed to reel in the catch. The 11-year-old admitted to being a little scared: “I felt like it was a big fish because the rod was swinging up and down, so I was scared. I was afraid the line would break.”

Finally, Brodie managed to fling the catch into the boat with his Uncle Ben. Indeed, they had not caught a fish but a very old bag. The two decided to investigate to find out the story behind the bag. Curious what was in the bag? Then continue reading on the next page.Brodie had put his disappointment aside and decided to open the bag with his uncle.

Their expectations were not very high but they were very curious what they would find. When they opened the bag, one thing quickly became clear; it was a ladies bag. Brodie had put his disappointment aside and decided to open the bag with his uncle. Their expectations were not very high but they were very curious what they would find.

When they opened the bag, one thing quickly became clear; it was a ladies bag. Strangely enough, the mysterious bag had remained intact . The contents were in almost perfect shape even though the bag may have been lying on the bottom of the lake for years. Because the contents still looked so good, the duo decided to go on a search. They hoped they could reunite the bag with its owner.

This may seem like a needle in a haystack, but Ben knew many people around Lake Hartwell. The two started their search with the contents of the bag. After they had taken everything out, it was evident that there were a lot of different random things in the bag. It contained old lipsticks, shopping cards and a comb. The biggest clue was the old photos.

It seemed like a miracle, because the photos were only slightly damaged. What started as an impossible mission soon started to lead somewhere. The two already knew that the bag had belonged to a woman and that it had been in the water for years. How many years was not clear, but it would not surprise them if the bag had already been there before Brodie was born.

The two fishing mates weren’t sure what to do next until Ben realized he recognized someone in the photo… Continue reading on the next page to see who owns the bag. Ben felt he recognized someone from his school days in the images. Because the images were old and faded, it was possible that he didn’t see it well.

Brodie and Ben discovered a new clue, an old school credential. They noticed the name April Bolt appear here. A name that seemed to be familiar to Ben. April Bolt had always been a family friend, but contact had dwindled. Ben and Brodie eventually found out where she was. Ben decided to phone April and inquire if she had recently lost a suitcase.

A question like this could have seemed foolish to anybody else, but April knew exactly what he was talking about. April had forgotten her suitcase on a boat 25 years before. She and her family frequently went boating on Lake Hartwell, but she neglected to bring her suitcase one day. “There were two men fishing, and I don’t want to blame anyone, but when I returned, I assumed my bag had been stolen,” April explained.

She had no idea she’d discover her bag again. The contents of the bag were not very valuable to everyone. Even so, there was something crucial in it for April. There were no cell phones or digital cameras when April misplaced her pocketbook. As a result, there were no duplicates of images from that era. Many of April’s son’s childhood photos were thus lost when she misplaced her luggage.

“It meant the world to me,” she said of the fact that those images were still in her luggage. My son is now 26, but when I lost my luggage, he was only 15 months old. I had no backups because the photographs were taken by a professional photographer. They’re now destroyed, but you can still see the details.”

Aside from the old images, it was also quite special for April to see everything again. Her favorite lipstick remained. This brings back pleasant memories. Nothing, however, was more valuable to her than old images of her son.