{"id":22511,"date":"2026-07-06T01:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T01:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surftiva.com\/missing\/?p=22511"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:46:10","slug":"nolan-xavier-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surftiva.com\/missing\/nolan-xavier-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Xavier Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update on Nolan Wells:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Authorities have confirmed that Nolan Xavier Wells<\/strong>, the 18\u2011year\u2011old who went missing on Horn Island over the Fourth of July weekend, has been found deceased.

His body was located July 6th near the northwest end of the island by a park ranger, following a multi\u2011agency search effort that spanned land, air, and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We send our deepest condolences to Nolan\u2019s family & friends who loved him. \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nolan Xavier Wells<\/strong> vanished at the age of 18 from Horn Island<\/a>, Mississippi<\/a>, on July 4, 2026. The teenager had traveled out to the popular barrier island with a group of friends to celebrate the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was last seen on the island’s coastline in the mid-afternoon before failing to reunite with his group as the day progressed.<\/sup> Local authorities are actively attempting to determine if he is still on the island or if he managed to secure an unrecorded watercraft ride back to the mainland.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Details:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The 18-year-old Ocean Springs resident is an accomplished student-athlete, known locally as a former Ocean Springs High School football standout and a current freshman player for Southwest Mississippi Community College.<\/sup> Onlookers place his last known location on the island around 3:00 p.m. during the height of the holiday boating festivities.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When his companions were unable to locate him as the afternoon progressed, they immediately notified local emergency dispatchers. Search and rescue teams were deployed to the barrier island shortly after the initial missing person report was filed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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