Teen finds rubber duck washed up on beach 15 years after it began its journey

By Douglas Whitbread via SWNS

A teenager was shocked to find a rubber duck washed up on a beach that had made a 124-mile journey – 15 YEARS after it was released into water.

Charlotte Moran, 16, was out walking with her parents Andy and Claire and her dog when she made the astonishing discovery on Langness peninsula, Isle of Man.

The bright yellow plastic bird was one of 150,000 that had taken part in the "World Record Duck Race Ireland,” in June 2006, on the Liffey River in Ireland.

The lucky winner of the race, organized by Children’s Lifeline Challenge, received a trip to America, but several of the ducks were later washed out to sea.

Young Charlotte, who found the duck in a rocky part of a beach on the south side of the island, said she “couldn’t believe” how old it was after making the discovery.

She said: “I walked onto one of the small beaches in Langness, and I saw something yellow in a rocky area.

"I picked it up and saw it was a rubber duck.

"On the front, it says 'World Record Duck Race Ireland 2006,' and then there’s a website link for children’s lifeline.

“I was really shocked. I just couldn’t believe it was from 2006, so the minute I got it, I put it on the internet.”

Several other ducks that took part in the historic race have been found on beaches in both the UK and Ireland.

One was found in 2016 by Nick Westell in Morecambe on St Patrick’s Day, while another was even found in Sweden.

Charlotte said she was going to hang onto the little duck following its epic journey.

She said: “I’m going to keep it, but I’m not going to clean it because my parents said it will just look like another duck if I do that!”