Tragedy
United Cajun Navy Investigation Reveals New Photo Following Nolan Wells’ Mysterious Death
A new photo is shedding fresh insight into the mystery surrounding Nolan Wells‘ death.
The United Cajun Navy’s full investigative report, obtained by TMZ on Monday, August 3, revealed a new photo of the three boats his friends anchored off Mississippi’s Horn Island on the day the 18-year-old football star disappeared.
Per the outlet, the photo, listed on page 12 of the report, shows the three boats anchored side-by-side, including the Triton — the boat that took on water before leaving the island on July 4th without Wells.
As Globe previously reported, Nolan’s best friend, Warren Hudson, claimed he and other friends begged him to board their vessel to leave the island around 4:30 PM, but Wells refused.
The United Cajun Navy’s report says the Triton left the island at 4:31 PM. The report also includes a photo of the boats anchored alongside the Triton, noting that a woman on the island named Katelynn Brochard took the picture and said that Wells was “nowhere in sight” when her group left around 7:30 p.m.
Wells’ body was found on the island two days after he was reported missing. His cause of death remains “undetermined” following an independent autopsy report requested by Wells’ family.
The first autopsy, conducted by Mississippi officials, is complete, but the results have not been made public. Brian Trascher, United Cajun Navy VP, meanwhile, told TMZ that their report has been sent to Wells’ family, prosecutors and law enforcement.
The update comes amid a “fake” toxicology report circulating as the investigation into Wells’ death deepens.
In a previous report from TMZ Monday, Russ Latino, the lawyer representing another friend of Wells, Bart Edmiston Jr., said the toxicology results making the rounds online are “fraudulent.”
“Someone’s death should not be your entertainment,” Latino said, per the outlet. “Touch grass today.”
Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Sean Tindell, also addressed the fake reports in a Facebook statement.
“The purported toxicology report from Nolan Wells circulating through social media on various outlets is fraudulent,” he wrote. “Nolan’s family, friends, and most importantly, Nolan himself, deserve better.”
