Cajun Navy leader warns Nolan Wells' search area has deadly 'washing machine' currents: 'Lots of drownings'
MISSISSIPPI – A United Cajun Navy leader who helped search for Nolan Wells says the water around where the teen was found is notorious for deadly "washing machine" currents, and water conditions the day he vanished were far from ideal.Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. A National Park Service ranger found his remains on the island's northwestern tip two days later, on July 6, after crews searched the area.Wells' friends returned to the mainland that afternoon without him.
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MISSISSIPPI – A United Cajun Navy leader who helped search for Nolan Wells says the water around where the teen was found is notorious for deadly "washing machine" currents, and water conditions the day he vanished were far from ideal.Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. A National Park Service ranger found his remains on the island's northwestern tip two days later, on July 6, after crews searched the area.Wells' friends returned to the mainland that afternoon without him. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said investigators believe Wells chose to stay on the island. It wasn't until later that night that his mother learned from one of Wells' friends that he was missing, and she reported it to authorities.SEARCH CALLED OFF AFTER BODY MATCHING MISSING TEEN NOLAN WELLS FOUND OFF MISSISSIPPI COASTThe stretch of water between Horn Island, where Wells was found dead, and neighboring Ship Island is known to locals as a "washing machine" because of its deadly rip currents, United Cajun Navy Vice President Brian Trascher told Fox News Digital.
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- MISSISSIPPI – A United Cajun Navy leader who helped search for Nolan Wells says the water around where the teen was found is notorious for deadly "washing machine" currents, and water conditions the day he vanished were far from ideal.Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. A National Park Service ranger found his remains on the island's northwestern tip two days later, on July 6, after crews searched the area.Wells' friends returned to the mainland that afternoon without him.
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Cajun Navy leader warns Nolan Wells' search area has deadly 'washing machine' currents: 'Lots of drownings'
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