New audio sheds light on malfunction on boat Nolan Wells’ friends were on

His friends called for help and reported their boat was taking on water before they returned to the mainland from Horn Island, audio shows.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Nolan Wells’ friends called for help because their boat was taking on water before they returned to the mainland from Horn Island, according to new audio obtained by NBC News.

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