When the men of his family invited him on a daytime fishing trip, 11-year-old Brodie Brooks felt over the moon with excitement. However, little did he know that the daytime excursion would soon spiral into an adventure the young boy would never forget, all thanks to one mysterious purse.
When he headed out to the lake with his new fishing rod, Brooks through he might pull out a fish for dinner. Instead, he managed to reel in an extraordinary discovery: a purse that seemed to have been underwater for decades. Still, when the Brooks family opened the bag, they could never have expected to find a photo featuring a familiar face…
1. A Fishing Trip
In the middle of July 2017, 11-year-old Brodie Brooks had one of the most exciting birthdays of his life. Not only did the young man receive a brand new fishing rod, but his uncles and extended family promised to bring him along on a fishing trip! Like any good fisherman, Brooks could only think about one thing leading up to the trip: catching a big fish!
Of course, at the time, none of the family expected the fishing trip to include anything out of the ordinary. While the beautiful day started off normally, Brooks would soon make the biggest catch of his life. Except it was a fish…
