2026-07-08 11:27:23 EDT / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
在失踪多日后于密西西比近海一座海岛发现遗体的少年诺兰·威尔斯的家人，正在寻求其死亡相关细节的答案。他们已聘请民权律师本·克伦普。
官员表示，18岁的威尔斯最后一次被人看到是在7月4日的霍恩岛，当时他和朋友乘船前往该岛庆祝独立日。在美国海岸警卫队、密西西比州海洋资源部和国家公园管理局等多个地方、州及联邦机构参与搜救后，他的遗体于周一在该岛近海被发现。
杰克逊县验尸官布鲁斯·林德告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，通过牙科记录确认了遗体身份为威尔斯。林德表示，周二已进行尸检，但结果尚未立即公开。
克伦普在周二发布的一份声明中表示，威尔斯的家人正在追查导致威尔斯死亡的相关事件经过。
>“诺兰·威尔斯是深受爱戴的儿子、队友和朋友，他出门庆祝独立日却再也没能回家。他的家人理应得到答案，理应知晓真相。”克伦普说道，“在霍恩岛上发生在诺兰身上的所有事实都被公之于众之前，我们绝不会停歇。我们呼吁调查人员以这个家庭应得的紧迫感和透明度来推进这起案件。”
克伦普近期还受雇于一名密西西比1岁幼儿的家人，该幼儿在警察向一辆行驶中的汽车开枪时被射杀。
杰克逊县警长约翰·莱德贝特表示，威尔斯周六和朋友乘船前往霍恩岛，但当天下午并未和他们一起返回大陆。据克伦普的办公室透露，他最后一次在岛上被看到是在下午3点。他的母亲当晚晚些时候报案称威尔斯失踪。
莱德贝特告诉美联社，威尔斯的朋友正在配合调查。
>“从我们约谈的人员口中得知，他似乎选择留在岛上，以为自己可以和其他人一起乘船返回大陆。”他说。
威尔斯下个月就将年满19岁，他就读于西南密西西比社区学院，在校期间是校橄榄球队的外接手。
在一则社交媒体帖子中，他的母亲克里斯汀·温斯利表示，家人正在寻求该岛的相关视频和其他记录。
>“我为我们亲爱的儿子心碎，他总是愿意为他人加油鼓劲、带去鼓舞。”她说，“诺兰是一个特别的灵魂，上帝花了很多时间才造就了我们的儿子。”
杰克逊县警长办公室也呼吁公众提供线索，如果他们在威尔斯失踪前后的时间段内在霍恩岛或其附近看到过威尔斯，或与他有过任何互动。该办公室表示，调查人员正在寻找“在霍恩岛西北端拍摄的原始未编辑照片和视频”——威尔斯的遗体正是在该区域被发现的，“尤其是那些据称包含打斗场面，或拍摄到、疑似拍摄到诺兰·威尔斯的内容”。
他们同时呼吁曾“在当天于岛上目睹或听到过争吵、骚乱或其他异常活动”的民众联系警局。
莱德贝特此前告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，调查人员正在寻找一段Instagram帖子的原始发布者，该帖子链接为https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dadt2WrBZVL/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet，背景中可以听到争吵声。
协助搜救威尔斯的志愿者组织美国卡真海军的全国副主席布莱恩·特拉舍表示，威尔斯的遗体被发现时，他正驾驶飞机在霍恩岛上空巡逻。
>“他们当时正在海滩上搭建战术行动中心或指挥哨所。”他说，“没过多久，我就收到了地面同事的短信，称他们找到了疑似诺兰的人。”
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/missing-teen-found-dead-off-of-island-in-mississippi/
Nolan Wells’ family demands answers after missing teen found dead on Mississippi island
2026-07-08 11:27:23 EDT / CBS/AP
The family of Nolan Wells, a teenager found dead on an island off Mississippi after he had been missing for days, is seeking answers about the circumstances surrounding his death. They have retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Wells, 18, was last seen on July 4 on Horn Island, where he had taken a boat trip with friends to celebrate the holiday, officials said. His body was discovered Monday off the coast of the island, following a search that involved multiple local, state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the National Park Service.
Dental records confirmed the body was Wells, Jackson County coroner Bruce Lynd told CBS News. An autopsy took place Tuesday, Lynd said, but the results were not immediately made public.
In a statement released Tuesday, Crump said the family is searching for answers about the events leading up to Wells’ death.
“Nolan Wells was a beloved son, teammate and friend who went out to celebrate the Fourth of July and never came home. His family deserves answers. They deserve the truth,” Crump said. “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.”
Crump was also recently retained by the family of a Mississippi 1-year-old who was killed when police fired into a moving car.
Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said Wells traveled to Horn Island by boat with his friends on Saturday but did not return to the mainland with them that afternoon. He was last seen on the island at 3 p.m., according to Crump’s office. His mother reported Wells missing later that night.
Ledbetter told The Associated Press that Wells’ friends were cooperating with the investigation.
“From the people we’ve talked to, it sounds like he chose to stay on the island with the assumption that he was going to ride back to the mainland with someone else,” he said.
Wells, who would have turned 19 next month, attended Southwest Mississippi Community College, where he played wide receiver on the football team.
In a social media post, his mother, Christine Wonsley, said the family is seeking videos and other documentation from the island.
“My heart is broken for our sweet son who was always willing to cheer and uplift others,” she said. “Nolan was a special soul, God took his time creating our son.”
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office also has asked members of the public to come forward if they saw Wells or had any interactions with him on or near Horn Island around the time of his disappearance. The office said investigators are looking for “original, unedited photos and videos taken on the northwest tip of Horn Island,” where Wells’ body was found, “particularly those depicting alleged altercations or containing images of, or believed to include Nolan Wells.”
They asked people who may have “observed or heard an argument, disturbance, or other unusual activity while on the island that day” to contact the office, too.
Ledbetter previously told CBS News that investigators were hoping to identify the original poster of a https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dadt2WrBZVL/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet in which arguing can be heard in the background.
Brian Trascher, the national vice president of the United Cajun Navy, a volunteer organization that assisted with the search for Wells, said he was flying a plane over Horn Island when Wells’ body was found.
“They were setting up a tactical operation center or command post on the beach,” he said. “Shortly after, I started getting texts from my guys on the ground that they recovered who they believed to be Nolan.”
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/missing-teen-found-dead-off-of-island-in-mississippi/
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