A retired FBI agent says that new audio released following Nolan Wells' disappearance and death doesn't show "anything nefarious."Wells, 18, went missing July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast.Crews searched the area for two days before a National Parks Service ranger found his remains on the island's northwestern tip on July 6.Wells' friends returned to the mainland that afternoon without him.
Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said investigators believe Wells chose to remain on the island, and it wasn't until later that night that his mother learned from one of his friends he was missing, prompting her to report it to authorities.Fox News Digital obtained a recording of a call made to Sea Tow on the evening of July 4 by someone aboard the boat, who said the vessel was taking on water as it prepared to return to the mainland.The individual said there were seven people onboard.SEARCH CALLED OFF AFTER BODY MATCHING MISSING TEEN NOLAN WELLS FOUND OFF MISSISSIPPI COASTNolan Xavier Wells disappeared on the Fourth of July while boating with friends, according to authorities.
(Jackson County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)"Hey, we’re at the west tip of Horn, and our bilge pump stopped working.We’re sinking.
Can y’all please come?" an individual can be heard saying to the Sea Tow dispatcher.When the dispatcher asked how far the water is coming inside the boat, the individual replied, "It’s coming up...we’re just sinking.
I don’t know.We’re going down though.""And is everyone on board and in good health otherwise?" the dispatcher asked."Yeah, everyone is on board," the individual on the boat responded.The man heard talking to the Sea Tow dispatcher requested someone to come help un-sink the boat and get it towed back to the Fort Bayou launch in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.NOLAN WELLS INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY DOESN'T POINT TO FOUL PLAY, FORMER MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYSNolan Wells smiles on the fi...