
A chilling new video may have captured the final moments of Nolan Wells alive, as the 18-year-old college football star is seen enjoying a July 4th boat party just before his mysterious death.
The footage, obtained by TMZ, reportedly shows a young man believed to be Wells leaning over the side of a moored vessel on Horn Island, possibly grabbing a drink. The personās face isnāt visible in the clip, but the individual is wearing light-blue swim trunks that match photos Wells posted earlier that day.
According to reports, the person who shot the video felt confident it could be Wells and handed it over to investigators. The metadata allegedly places the recording at around 2:23 p. m.
on July 4, just minutes before Wells was last seen on the island talking to a girl near 3 p. m.
GPS data from the boat Wells rode to the popular Mississippi barrier island shows the vessel left around 4:30 p.m., meaning this footage could be the last known sighting of him on film, according to NBC News.
Wellsā body was discovered in the water off Horn Island on July 6. While police say thereās no immediate sign of foul play and suspect a possible drowning, the family is not convinced. Theyāve launched their own investigation, citing what they describe as inconsistencies in the teenās death.
The video emerged just a day after Wells was laid to rest in his hometown of Ocean Springs. The emotional closed-casket service drew grieving parents, Rev. Al Sharpton, director Spike Lee, and former NFL star Terrell Owens.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Wellsā family, led mourners in chants of āJustice for Nolan Wells!ā and āNolanās life matters!ā during the ceremony.
He declared, āWe are on a ferocious search for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.ā
As authorities await official autopsy results, the familyās independent probe continues. What will that toxicology report ultimately reveal?


