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UPDATE: Family identifies body found on Horn Island as 18-year-old Nolan Wells
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Key Points:
- A body believed to be 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found Monday morning on the northwest end of Horn Island, according to Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter.
- The body was discovered around 8:45 a.m. by a park ranger, and DNA testing will confirm the identity, though officials see no reason to doubt it is Wells.
- Wells was reported missing late Saturday night after going to Horn Island with friends for Independence Day and was last seen around 3 p.m. on July 4.
- The search for Wells involved multiple agencies, including local law enforcement, marine resources, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the United Cajun Navy.
- Wells was a football player at Ocean Springs High School and Southwest Mississippi Community College.
