India, July 14 -- Two of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells' friends have spoken out after his death, stressing that it has nothing to do with race. The 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 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.

Several photos indicate that the college football player was the only Black person among a group of people he was with before he died, leading to social media speculation around his death. While some suggested he may have died due to racially motivated violence, some believe his friends ...