Orange Beach PD identify body as Danny Williams
John Mullen • May 29, 2022
Police say more information sought in incident
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Police announced about 1:30 p.m. on May 29 that a body that washed up in Terry Cove on May 29 about 10 a.m. was that of 51-year-old Danny Williams.
There were social media reports of a person falling off a boat on Friday night and never resurfacing. Police officials were trying to confirm the identity and sex in the afternoon of May 29. He was identified about 1:30 p.m.
Officials are still on the lookout for Tyreke Walker, a 14-year-old from Louisiana who disappeared in heavy surf on May 21 and has not been recovered. On May 28 a vigil was staged in Orange Beach for Tyreke.
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