The family of Nolan Wells is asking for answers after the teenager was found dead during a boating trip in Mississippi on July 10, 2026.
Wells was 18 and had taken a boat trip with friends to an island off the coast on the Fourth of July; he never made it back home.
His body was found a few days later in the water near an island off Mississippi.
Wells' parents sat down with Kate Snow and revealed how they first learned he was missing.
The family is calling for transparency and a deeper investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance and death.
An independent autopsy is planned following Wells' death.
Tyler Perry will pay for Wells' funeral.
Family members held a press conference with Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton, where new details were revealed.
Wells was a teen football player.
His parents said they do not believe he would have stayed behind on the island by choice. His mother said, "We just want to know what happened."