Family members are pressing for answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells in Mississippi. Wells disappeared during a Fourth of July boat trip with a group of high school friends to an island off the Gulf Coast.Wells, who was Black, was the only member of the group who did not return to the mainland. His body was found in the water days later. The friends he was traveling with are white. Authorities say there are no signs of foul play and that Wells drowned, though the investigation remains ongoing. His family is seeking an independent autopsy and calling for a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Christine Wonsley, Mother of Nolan Wells: I would hope that any parent who, God forbid, would be in our situation, I would hope that you would do the same thing. I would hope that you would ask for any help, receive any help to get answers, because, at the end of the day, that’s all we want.
We just want to know. We just want to know what happened and why our baby didn’t come home. Like, that that’s our biggest thing.
