Nolan Wells drank heavily, chose to stay on remote island before vanishing on July 4 trip: report
Tragic Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells had been drinking heavily before vanishing on what became an ill-fated Fourth of July trip with friends – and chose to remain on the island with an “unknown female” when his pals left, according to witnesses. The revelation appeared in a document sent by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on July 5 – hours after Wells had gone missing on Horn Island – a remote island located around 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, according to ABC News.
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Tragic Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells had been drinking heavily before vanishing on what became an ill-fated Fourth of July trip with friends – and chose to remain on the island with an “unknown female” when his pals left, according to witnesses. The revelation appeared in a document sent by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on July 5 – hours after Wells had gone missing on Horn Island – a remote island located around 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, according to ABC News. Witnesses seemed to fess up to investigators that Wells had been drinking alcohol – even though he was underage at 18. The document also contained details about the student-athlete’s physical build to assist investigators in the search.
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- Tragic Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells had been drinking heavily before vanishing on what became an ill-fated Fourth of July trip with friends – and chose to remain on the island with an “unknown female” when his pals left, according to witnesses. The revelation appeared in a document sent by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on July 5 – hours after Wells had gone missing on Horn Island – a remote island located around 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, according to ABC News.
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