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For the first time tonight, we now hear from one of the last people to see him alive. Aaron Katursky in Mississippi. Tonight, we're hearing from a friend of Nolan Wells who was with the 18-year-old on that isolated barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast July 4th, the last day Wells was seen alive. It just, it breaks our heart that we can't even fully grieve our friend because we're scared. Trayston Shepard says he and his friends are now getting threats, and he declined to speak with us on camera. But he addressed this social media video that's part of the investigation. Shepard says he's the one heard arguing from the boat, not Wells. That's the video I'm referring to. That's me yelling. Shepard says he took a boat back from Horn Island in the late afternoon, but Wells stayed behind with a girl he had met. Wells did not have his phone, but his friend tells us that's not unusual while swimming. When Nolan got in the water, he put his phone on the dash, also with probably other 15 phones. His parents say Nolan Wells went nowhere without his phone, but on July 4th, he left it behind in the boat. We're in about two, three feet of water, and so people hop over the edge and swim to shore. The community is clamoring for answers. Are you on any timetable here? I think it's important that we don't put ourselves on a timetable. It's important to be diligent in gathering all the facts. what the family deserves. We're also learning tonight, David, the local district attorney is involved in the case, though. So far, there's no evidence to suggest what happened to Nolan Wells involved a crime. David, our chief investigative correspondent Aaron Katursky tonight in Mississippi. 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