‘Loved Deeply’: Nolan Wells Remembered for Lasting Impact on South Mississippi Community
Authorities said the discovery followed an extensive multi-agency search, and Wells' mother indicated the body was her son before official identification.
- On Monday morning, a park ranger discovered a body believed to be 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells on the northwest end of Horn Island, ending an extensive multi-agency search that began Saturday.
- Wells disappeared after failing to return from an Independence Day celebration on Horn Island, with Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter reporting him missing late Saturday after he was last seen around 3 p.m.
- Multiple agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Gulf Islands National Seashore, and volunteer United Cajun Navy searched from the Lake Mars Boat Launch command post, while Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd confirmed the body matches Wells' description pending DNA testing.
- Christine Wonsley, Wells' mother, posted on Facebook that "His father, our family, friends and I are absolutely devastated," while Southwest Mississippi Community College President Steven Bishop called Wells an "exemplary student, athlete, friend, and teammate."
- Investigators urge anyone who saw Wells on Horn Island Saturday to call the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at 228-769-3063, as Wells would have turned 19 next month and was set to return to practice for the SMCC Bears football season.
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‘Loved deeply’: Nolan Wells remembered for lasting impact on South Mississippi community
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) — An 18-year-old Ocean Springs High School graduate died after disappearing on Horn Island on the Fourth of July, prompting an outpouring of grief across South Mississippi. Nolan Wells went to the island with friends to celebrate Independence Day, but never returned. The search for Wells lasted more than 40 hours. On Monday morning, a body was found. The teen’s disappearance and death have caused pain and hurt across …
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Body found believed to be missing Mississippi 18-year-old: 'Absolutely devastated'
A Mississippi community is mourning the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, whose body was believed to be recovered after going missing over the weekend.
Nolan Wells: Family Mourns 'Special Soul' After Body Found Following Horn Island Disappearance
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