Mystery girl talking to Nolan Wells before he disappeared revealed — but her sister disputes his pals’ account of events: report
US News Mystery girl talking to Nolan Wells before he disappeared revealed — but her sister disputes his pals’ account of events: report By Ella Morrison Published July 24, 2026, 12:41 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google The mystery girl Nolan Wells had reportedly stayed behind to chat with on Horn Island before he vanished has been identified — but the revelation and new conflicting accounts have only led to more questions about his death. Wells, 18, had boated to the island, located 10 miles off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, with a group of close friends on July 4 when his pals left without him, reportedly because the college football star stayed to talk to a girl — revealed to be Katie McCormack, 19, according to the Daily Mail.
- ▪US News Mystery girl talking to Nolan Wells before he disappeared revealed — but her sister disputes his pals’ account of events: report By Ella Morrison Published July 24, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google The mystery girl Nolan Wells had reportedly stayed behind to chat with on Horn Island before he vanished has been identified — but the revelation and new conflicting accounts have only led to more questions a
- ▪Wells, 18, had boated to the island, located 10 miles off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, with a group of close friends on July 4 when his pals left without him, reportedly because the college football star stayed to talk to a girl — revealed to
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