An independent autopsy results couldn’t determine how Nolan Wells died. Here’s what experts say could happen next | CNN

An independent autopsy could not determine why a Mississippi teenager was found dead in waters off the Mississippi coast after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends. But the keenly awaited results of a state autopsy conducted in early July could lend some clues. An independent pathologist described Nolan Wells’ manner of death as undetermined pending further investigation, a preliminary autopsy report released July 22 said. The 18-year-old’s body was found along the shoreline of Horn Island on July 6, when local officials said no foul play was suspected. Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, said Wells’ parents requested an independent autopsy be performed because “it is not adding up” Crump has challenged the notion that Wells may have drowned — saying the teen was a strong athlete and knew how to swim. Preliminary independent autopsy results for Nolan Wells leave key questions unanswered Wells’ death has sparked nationwide attention and speculation over whether race played a role, as Mississippi’s fraught racial history looms over the case. Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell pushed back on criticism of Mississippi,