India, July 7 -- Nolan Xavier Wells' mother has spoken out on social media after a body was found in the water on the northwest end of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6, in search for the missing 18-year-old, according to Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter. Official identification is still pending, but Ledbetter has said that the recovery "does match the description" of the Ocean Springs, Mississippi teen, per the New York Post.

Wells' family confirmed his death in a GoFundMe. His mother, Christine Wonsley, wrote on Facebook that the family is "devastated" by the news.

"I want to thank our family, friends, community, United Cajun Navy, local law enforcement, and everyone involved for all the love, support, resources over the last...