India, July 23 -- A close pal of Nolan Wells has disclosed his observations in the hours leading up to the tragic death of the 18-year-old student following a boat excursion on the Fourth of July.

Warren Hudson stated that he was among the one of the final witnesses to see Wells alive before the college football player - who had traveled to the island with friends but did not return with them later that day - went missing.

Wells was last spotted on Horn Island, a barrier island located off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, at approximately 3 p.m. local time on July 4, as reported by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. His body was discovered two days later, and authorities are still probing the circumstances surrounding his demise.

On Tuesd...