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Rangers Find Body on Horn Island Amid Search for Nolan Wells
Mississippi Free Press • • nation
Key Points:
- A body was found on Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday morning during the search for 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, who went missing on July 4; the body has not yet been officially identified but matches Wells' description.
- Wells was last seen around 3 p.m. on Saturday on Horn Island, where he had gone with friends; he is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall, 180 pounds, and was wearing blue swim trunks and sunglasses.
- Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Gulf Islands National Seashore authorities, and the volunteer United Cajun Navy, have been involved in the search efforts.
- Wells’ family expressed deep distress on social media, holding onto hope while grappling with uncertainty, and his college community at Southwest Mississippi Community College is offering support and prayers.
- Authorities are urging anyone with information about Wells’ whereabouts or interactions on Saturday to come forward to assist with the ongoing investigation.
