Growing questions in Mississippi teen’s death 

Tonight there’s an urgent search for answers as the mystery grows over what happened to 18-year-old Nolan Wells. The college athlete died over the Fourth of July. Authorities say he was last seen boating with friends. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist has the story.

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