Cajun Navy leader warns Nolan Wells' search area has deadly 'washing machine' currents: 'Lots of drownings'
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. And to the west, there's Ship Island, just another few miles to the West.
- ▪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.
- ▪And to the west, there's Ship Island, just another few miles to the West.
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Mississippi Cajun Navy leader warns Nolan Wells' search area has deadly 'washing machine' currents: 'Lots of drownings' Nolan Wells, 18, vanished July 4 after a boat trip with friends to the Mississippi barrier island off the Gulf Coast By Adam Sabes Fox News Published July 25, 2026 6:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video United Cajun Navy VP reveals deadly 'washing machine' currents where Nolan Wells was found United Cajun Navy Vice President Brian Trascher tells Fox News Digital that the water where Nolan Wells was found is known to locals as the "washing machine" for its deadly rip currents, and conditions on July 4 were far from ideal.
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