What you just saw was local news reporting from back on July 6th when 18-year-old Nolan Wells first went missing after a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island with friends. Tragically, two days later Nolan’s body was recovered on the island, known for its dangerous rip currents. The initial assessment is drowning with no obvious signs of trauma.

Since then this story has drawn national attention, with Ben Crump and Al Sharpton now heavily involved and talk of a grand jury investigation. We’ll look how the questions are unfolding given we now know about the boat’s GPS data. An exclusive interview of Nolan’s friend by Brandon Tatum, who came to Mississippi himself shows the evidence doesn’t match the racial narrative being pushed and that the young men who were with Nolan that day deserve to have their full stories heard without the spin.

At the end of the day, though, the bottom line is simple: a family and an entire community are grieving the loss of this young man, and our prayers are with them. To cut through the noise and get the real facts from someone who was part of the search for Mr. Wells on Horn Island, we’re joined right now by Brian Trascher of the United Cajun Navy. We value your privacy