Nolan Keith Flanagan, 54, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was last seen in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on June 17, 2023, near the 400 block of East Beach Boulevard. Family members reported seeing him at about 11:30 a.m. as he entered the Gulf of Mexico to go swimming; he did not return to shore and was later reported missing.

Public notices describe Nolan as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 189 pounds, with blue eyes, short brown-gray hair, a brown-gray beard and a small cross tattoo on the left side of his chest. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, blue swim shorts or trunks and black swimming shoes when last seen.

Local and federal search-and-rescue crews conducted an urgent, multi-agency search centered on the East Beach Boulevard area. Reports available through the immediate aftermath did not provide a confirmed recovery or definitive resolution, only that search efforts were underway.

If anyone saw Nolan on the morning of June 17, 2023, or has information about his disappearance, please come forward.