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A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South
18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells died after a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. His family disputes official accounts of his death, citing conflicting stories and racial tensions, and has commissioned an independent autopsy and urged witnesses to come forward.
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- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South
- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South
- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South
- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South
- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old’s death and a family’s search for answers in the Deep South
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