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Nolan Wells email indicates teen drank heavily before Horn Island death
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who disappeared during a boating trip to Horn Island over the Fourth of July weekend, was found dead on July 6 after an extensive multi-agency search.
- A newly obtained July 5 email from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Marine Patrol to the U.S. Coast Guard listed Wells' alcohol intake as "heavy," though the source of this information is unclear.
- The official cause and manner of Wells' death remain undetermined, with autopsy and toxicology results from the Mississippi State Medical Examiner pending; a private autopsy also concluded the cause was "undetermined pending investigation."
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and TV host Nancy Grace highlighted an area of red discoloration on the back of Wells' head, but no definitive conclusions about the cause of death have been made, and many accidental possibilities remain.
- The Jackson County District Attorney has defended the investigation process, stating authorities are following standard procedures and awaiting forensic testing, with no public announcement regarding suspicion of foul play.
