Nolan Wells set out for a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to a remote barrier island. Two days later, his family got the call no parent ever wants to receive. | Source: Facebook/christine.wonsley
Nolan Wells set out for a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to a remote barrier island. Two days later, his family got the call no parent ever wants to receive. | Source: Facebook/christine.wonsley
A Holiday Gone Wrong
Nolan Xavier Wells was an 18-year-old Black male standing 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 180 pounds. He was well-known locally as a talented wide receiver for Southwest Mississippi Community College.
On Saturday afternoon, July 4, Nolan traveled to Horn Island to enjoy the Independence Day celebrations. The remote, uninhabited barrier island sits roughly 10 miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast and is a popular holiday spot.
The 18-year-old football player from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, vanished during a holiday outing to Horn Island, setting off a frantic, multi-agency search along the Gulf Coast. | Source: Facebook/christine.wonsley
The 18-year-old football player from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, vanished during a holiday outing to Horn Island, setting off a frantic, multi-agency search along the Gulf Coast. | Source: Facebook/christine.wonsley
