The death of a 18 year old American football player after a boat trip to a Mississippi island during the 4th of July holiday causes commotion in the United States, while his family demands «transparency» in the investigation.
Nolan Wellsa college student from Mississippi, traveled last US Independence Day holiday with several friends to Horn Islanda remote American island in the Gulf of Mexico that can only be reached by boat, but He didn’t return with the rest of the group..
His family reported him missing on the night of July 4 and His body was found in the water two days later.on July 6, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
The official autopsy was carried out on July 7, but the cause of death is still unknownwaiting for toxicological analyzes that can take weeks.
County Sheriff John Ledbetter pointed to a possible drowning and stated that, at the moment, there is nothing to indicate that a crime was committed, although he stressed that the investigation remains open and that friends are cooperating.
However, his parents maintain that «the pieces don’t fit» and hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who along with the Reverend Al Sharpton, renowned activist for the rights of African Americanshave demanded a more in-depth investigation.
Parents remember that His son was athletic and knew how to swim.and they ask why he didn’t return to the group, why he didn’t have his cell phone and why his body was in an area already searched.
In the images of the trip, Wells was one of the few black people among the nearly two hundred who celebrated on the island, in a state with a long history of racial tension.
However, both the family and Reverend Sharpton asked not to jump to conclusions.
The authorities are also investigating a video spread on the internet on an assumption altercation on the islandwhose authenticity and link to death are unverified.
The family ordered a second independent autopsye, financed by the now activist Colin Kaepernick, who was an American football player, the results of which, according to Crump, will be known soon.
With information from EFE
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