Search called off after body matching missing teen Nolan Wells found off Mississippi coast

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The United Cajun Navy shared a video searching for missing teen Nolan Xavier Wells shortly before the discovery of a body reportedly matching his description. (Credit: The United Cajun Navy via Facebook) The search for a Mississippi teen who went missing over the holiday weekend has been called off after a body matching his description was recovered Monday morning, officials said. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter confirmed that a body was discovered in the water at about 8:45 a.m. local time Monday, just off shore on the northwest end of Horn Island, according to a report from the New York Post. While official identification is still pending, Ledbetter told the outlet the recovery "does match the description" of Nolan Xavier Wells, 18. The grassroots volunteer group United Cajun Navy announced Monday afternoon that search efforts had ceased. US