The audio has brought into question how much in the know Wells’ friends could have been || Credit: X/@CoffindafferFBIA newly released audio obtained by WLOX News in connection with the Nolan Wells case has drawn widespread public attention. 🚨 Nolan Wells’ friend panics during emergency call, says boat is sinking at Horn Island. Exclusive details: https://t.co/BapDEEdVi9 pic.twitter.com/9GW1wKPHYw — TMZ (@TMZ) July 24, 2026The recording captures a conversation between a teenage boater on the island and the private towing company Sea Tow. Wells’ friends have said he chose to stay behind on Horn Island to speak with a woman he had met. The woman, identified as 19-year-old Katie McCormack, later said she believed Wells had boarded the boat that departed with his friends.