India, July 23 -- Warren Hudson, who claimed to be Nolan Wells' "best friend" and was on Horn Island with him before he died, has now answered a widely asked question: did Wells' friends leave him behind? Hudson told Brandon Tatum, a YouTuber and former police officer, in an interview that the answer is no, and that they were dealing with a boat emergency and Wells willingly stayed behind with a girl he was with.

The Ocean Springs, Mississippi, teen was found dead in the water on the northwest end of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6. Wells went missing on July 4 after taking a boat to the island with friends. The search for the teen was called off after a body was found by a park ranger on Monday, July 6.

"I've seen reports of peop...