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Police Investigating Death of Nolan Wells Who Went Missing After Boat Trip
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Authorities are investigating the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, who was last seen on a Fourth of July boat trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi, with his body found after a multi-agency search.
- Wells was last seen alive on Horn Island, and it appears he may have chosen to stay on the island longer than his friends, expecting to return to the mainland with someone else.
- The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to avoid spreading unverified information and is seeking witnesses or anyone with relevant photos or videos from the day of the incident.
- Wells’s family has hired civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who is calling for a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of his death.
- Nolan Wells was a student and football player at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
