Missing Person

Nolan Flanagan

Nolan Keith Flanagan, 54, was last seen entering the Gulf of Mexico in Gulf Shores on June 17, 2023. NamUs lists his missing-person case as open and unresolved, with the Gulf Shores Police Department as the primary investigating agency.

Incident date: June 17, 2023
Location: Gulf Shores, Baldwin County
Independent sources: 3

The record

Nolan Keith Flanagan was last seen by family members at about 11:30 a.m. on June 17, 2023, entering the Gulf of Mexico to swim from the 400 block of East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores. His case remains open and unresolved in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database. The Gulf Shores Police Department is the primary investigating agency. [1]

Flanagan was 54 when he disappeared. NamUs describes him as a white man, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 189 pounds, with blue eyes, short brown and gray hair, and a beard. He has a small cross tattoo on the left side of his chest. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, blue swimming shorts and black swimming shoes. [1] FOX10 independently reported the same description, citing Gulf Shores police. [3]

Disappearance and search

Flanagan and his family were visiting Gulf Shores from Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to WKRG. His wife told the station that she saw him enter the water behind Island Shores Condominiums at about 11:30 a.m. and lost sight of him about 30 minutes later. She said she called police after more than an hour had passed. [2]

A Gulf Shores Police Department representative told WKRG that responding officers requested assistance from Orange Beach police, Gulf State Park rangers, Gulf Shores Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard. The report said crews used a drone and helicopter during the search. [2]

FOX10, citing Gulf Shores police, also listed Daphne Search and Rescue and Southern Star Search and Recovery among the organizations assisting. [3]

FOX10 reported that Flanagan took seizure medication and could become disoriented. That detail does not appear in the supplied NamUs record or the WKRG report. [3]

NamUs lists the case as MP104749. The supplied record identifies the case as open and unresolved. [1]

Timeline

2023-06-17, about 11:30 a.m.Confirmed
Family members last saw Nolan Keith Flanagan enter the Gulf of Mexico to swim from the 400 block of East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores.
2023-06-17, about noonReported
Flanagan's wife said she lost sight of him about 30 minutes after he entered the water.
June 17, 2023Confirmed
Police and assisting agencies began searching after Flanagan failed to return.
June 18, 2023Reported
FOX10 published a report on the search, citing Gulf Shores police.
Unknown, current in supplied NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs lists case MP104749 as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Nolan Keith Flanagan was last seen by family members at about 11:30 a.m. on June 17, 2023, entering the Gulf of Mexico to swim from the 400 block of East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 2 additional sources: https://www.wkrg.com/news/nolan-flanagan-still-missing-after-entering-the-gulf-saturday-wife-speaks-about-the-last-time-she-saw-him/, https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan's NamUs case, MP104749, is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Gulf Shores Police Department is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 2 additional sources: https://www.wkrg.com/news/nolan-flanagan-still-missing-after-entering-the-gulf-saturday-wife-speaks-about-the-last-time-she-saw-him/, https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan was 54 at the time of his disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan is described as a white man, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 189 pounds, with blue eyes, short brown and gray hair, and a beard.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan has a small cross tattoo on the left side of his chest.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, blue swimming shorts and black swimming shoes.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
Flanagan and his family were visiting Gulf Shores from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Reported
Source: WKRG News 5 · Single-source claim.
Flanagan's wife told WKRG that she watched him enter the water behind Island Shores Condominiums at about 11:30 a.m., lost sight of him about 30 minutes later and called police after more than an hour had passed.
Reported
Source: WKRG News 5 · Single-source claim.
A Gulf Shores Police Department representative told WKRG that Orange Beach police, Gulf State Park rangers, Gulf Shores Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted in the search.
Confirmed
Source: WKRG News 5 · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/18/swimmer-goes-missing-saturday-gulf-shores/
WKRG reported that crews used a drone and helicopter during the search.
Reported
Source: WKRG News 5 · Single-source claim.
FOX10, citing Gulf Shores police, reported that Daphne Search and Rescue and Southern Star Search and Recovery also assisted with the search.
Reported
Source: FOX10 News / WALA · Single-source claim.
FOX10 reported that Flanagan took medication for seizures and could become disoriented.
Reported
Source: FOX10 News / WALA · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs official record MP104749 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Man still missing after entering the Gulf Saturday; wife speaks about the last time she saw him — WKRG News 5Open
Swimmer goes missing Saturday in Gulf Shores — FOX10 News / WALAOpen