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Friend Clears Name After Nolan Wells Tragedy | Raleigh News
An 18-year-old football star, Nolan Wells, died off Mississippi’s coast during a Fourth of July boat trip—officially suspected to be drowning, though an autopsy is pending. His close friend Tracestin Shepherd is stepping forward to debunk viral misinformation, clarifying that Nolan wasn’t in a heated argument shown in a widely shared video—and that the voice demanding a phone back was Shepherd’s own. Nolan had planned to stay behind on Horn Island to meet someone, not to be left alone. Shepherd and the group describe Nolan as the glue holding them together, fiercely loyal and beloved. They’re…
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