Daughter sets mother's ashes adrift in a bottle to fulfill her dream of travelling the world
Wendy Chadwick died in February while on holiday with her family, she was 51-years-old. The English single mother of five had not been able to fulfill her wish.
Her daughter, Cara Melia, has now taken on the task of making her mom's dream a reality.
Melia put her mother's ashes in a bottle - along with a note - and threw it into the sea in Skegness in England.
The note reads, "This is my mum. Throw her back in - she's travelling the world. Thanks Cara, Oldham."
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