{"id":19506,"date":"2026-07-28T04:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19506"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:36:44","slug":"witnesses-told-authorities-nolan-wells-had-heavy-alcohol-intake-preliminary-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19506","title":{"rendered":"Witnesses told authorities Nolan Wells had &#8216;heavy&#8217; alcohol intake: Preliminary info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Witnesses told investigators that <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/nolan-wells-family-announce-independent-autopsy-findings-wednesday\/story?id=134954878\" dir=\"ltr\">18-year-old Nolan Wells<\/a> had been drinking heavily with friends on Horn Island in Mississippi, according to a document<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->with preliminary information from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The document &#8212; a description sent on July 5 by the Marine patrol as part of attempts to find Wells after he went missing &#8212; was an email that listed basic information for Wells, including his physical description, as searchers scanned the island for signs of him after he went missing on July 4.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:67.86265432098766%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ed8eec42-2ea2-4bb3-9923-8bf3959210f8\/nolan-wells-10-gty-gmh-260722_1784739145389_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ed8eec42-2ea2-4bb3-9923-8bf3959210f8\/nolan-wells-10-gty-gmh-260722_1784739145389_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ed8eec42-2ea2-4bb3-9923-8bf3959210f8\/nolan-wells-10-gty-gmh-260722_1784739145389_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ed8eec42-2ea2-4bb3-9923-8bf3959210f8\/nolan-wells-10-gty-gmh-260722_1784739145389_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ed8eec42-2ea2-4bb3-9923-8bf3959210f8\/nolan-wells-10-gty-gmh-260722_1784739145389_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">A photo of Nolan Wells is displayed on stage where Ben Crump, a lawyer for the family of Nolan Wells announces the results of an independent autopsy as they investigate the death of Wells, July 22, 2026 in Chicago.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Scott Olson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Wells was found dead on July 6 and his cause of death is not known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The official autopsy report from the state Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office and the toxicology tests are still pending. A<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.com%2FUS%2Fnolan-wells-family-announce-independent-autopsy-findings-wednesday%2Fstory%3Fid%3D134954878&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmily.H.Shapiro%40abc.com%7C5e536136f9b3475f14a008deebf56412%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639207636347076936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TufgUWikyJ61jsSPcnSgbdXtsmFRwGhpmu4nhH6qy3c%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" dir=\"ltr\">private autopsy commissioned by Wells&#8217; family<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->preliminarily ruled his cause and manner of death as &#8220;undetermined pending investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">This is a developing story. 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