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Police investigating after missing teen Nolan Wells found dead on Mississippi island

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Nolan Wells was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi after the teen vanished during a Fourth of July trip with friends. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest details.

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  1. New York Post

    Family of teen football player found dead demands answers after 4th of July boat trip disappearance (opens New York Post)

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    “We will not rest until every fact about what happened to Nolan on Horn Island is brought into the light, and we call on investigators to pursue this case with the urgency and transparency this family deserves."

  2. New York Post

    What happened to Nolan Wells? The teen football star found dead after a 4th of July boating trip (opens New York Post)

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    A 4th of July boating trip turned tragic in Mississippi, after college student Nolan Xavier Wells went missing on Horn Island. According to authorities, Wells and a group of friends took a boat out to the island — a popular spot about 10 miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast — to celebrate the fourth…

  3. CBS News

    Police investigating after missing teen Nolan Wells found dead on Mississippi island (opens CBS News)

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    Nolan Wells was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi after the teen vanished during a Fourth of July trip with friends. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest details.

  4. KVIA El Paso

    A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — It’s been one week since Nolan Wells and his friends went on a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island – an uninhabited stretch of pristine wilderness off the Mississippi coast with no shelters, no facilities and no communications. His friends made it back home.

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