Authorities also reestablished a command post at the Lake Mars Boat Launch at 1200 Lake Mars Avenue in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and encouraged anyone with information to alert them. They added that they had been provided with a photo of Wells at Horn Island from the day before, a detail that would soon become painfully significant.
According to WLOX’s of the search and recovery, Wells traveled to Horn Island on Saturday, July 4, with a group of friends to celebrate Independence Day. However, the teen did not return on the same boat as the group.
By around midnight on Saturday evening, Wells’ mother contacted law enforcement to report that her son had not come home.
Public concern quickly turned into speculation after authorities confirmed Nolan did not return from Horn Island on the same boat as his group. Comments like this reflected the unanswered questions surrounding who last saw him and what happened after 4 p.m. | Source: Facebook/Christine Wonsley
On Sunday, July 5, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department issued a press release at 12:31 p.m. confirming that they were searching for him. At 5:54 p.m. on that same day, the department established a command post at the Lake Mars Boat Launch.
