Nolan Wells Autopsy

Independent autopsy leaves cause of teen Nolan Wells' death unresolved.

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What to know about the autopsy and investigation into Nolan Wells' death

Nolan Wells autopsy, released in Chicago, finds ‘undetermined’ cause of death

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A preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Nolan Xavier Wells' family found the 18-year-old's cause and manner of death "undetermined" pending further investigation. Wells disappeared July 4 after becoming separated from friends during a boating trip to Horn Island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast, and his body was found July 6 floating face-down near the island. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, announced the findings at the NAACP National Convention in Chicago. Authorities and the family's investigators have not identified what led to Wells' death.

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