An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of 18-year-old Nolan Wells was described as inconclusive, with no determined cause of death pending further investigation, according to attorney Ben Crump (NPR). Wells was found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi, after spending July 4 with friends (CBS News). The supplied reporting does not include the autopsy report itself, toxicology results, or any official medical examiner determination.
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Reported facts: Nolan Wells, age 18, was found dead near Horn Island, Mississippi after a July 4 outing with friends; the family commissioned an independent autopsy. Attributed claims: the family's attorney, Ben Crump, said the independent autopsy was inconclusive and listed the cause of death as undetermined pending further investigation (CBS News; NPR). Uncertainty: no official coroner/medical examiner cause of death, no toxicology or forensic details reported, and the independent autopsy report itself is not publicly available in the supplied reporting.