Oak Island's 'Wind Phone' shares messages to lost loved ones

Oak Island's 'Wind Phone' shares messages to lost loved ones

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — A rotary phone in Oak Island is giving people a space to mourn their loved ones.  The Wind Phone is one of several across the world where people can pick up a phone, dial the name or number of a loved one they’ve lost, and leave them a message.  The phone isn’t on, and it doesn’t record your message, but it gives people grieving the chance to share what they’ve been up to—or words that were left unsaid.  The idea started …