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Family continues search for answers after Mississippi teen found dead following July 4 boat trip
By Scripps News Group at WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News
· July 8, 2026
· 2 min read
A body believed to be that of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found in the water off Horn Island, Mississippi, where he was last seen with a group of friends Saturday afternoon, officials said.Searchers discovered the body on Monday, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. No signs of...
Key takeaway "From the people we've talked to, it sounds like he chose to stay on the island with the assumption that he was going to ride back to the mainland with someone else," Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told The Associated Press.
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Published: July 8, 2026 ·
Source: WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News ·
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