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Jackson County Searches Missing 18-Year-Old on Horn Island

7/6/2026

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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is searching for 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, 6 ft 1 in, 180 lb, wearing swim trunks, no shirt and sunglasses, who vanished on Horn Island on July 4.
The search operates from Lake Mars Boat Launch, Ocean Springs, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and United Cajun Navy.
Tips can be reported to the sheriff’s department at 228-769-3063, to Mississippi Marine Resources at 844-937-6636, or to United Cajun Navy at 985-507-2263.

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Story summary

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is searching for 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, 6 ft 1 in, 180 lb, wearing swim trunks, no shirt and sunglasses, who vanished on Horn Island on July 4.
The search operates from Lake Mars Boat Launch, Ocean Springs, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and United Cajun Navy.
Tips can be reported to the sheriff’s department at 228-769-3063, to Mississippi Marine Resources at 844-937-6636, or to United Cajun Navy at 985-507-2263.