Nolan Wells Case: New Audio Sheds Light on Boat Malfunction

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Newly obtained GPS data from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources tracks the movements of the boat that Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was on before he went missing.

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Wells was found dead after a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island with friends.

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CBS News' Anna Schecter has the latest on the investigation.

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GPS data shows location of boat Nolan Wells was on before he disappeared.

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The parents of Nolan Wells and their legal team say they've received some assurances about the thoroughness of the investigation into the 18-year-old's death.

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Wells was last seen on July 4 on a boating trip to Horn Island, which is 10 miles from Mississippi's Gulf Coast.

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NBC News has obtained new audio of a call made to a private towing company by friends of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who was found dead two days after a July 4 trip to Horn Island, Mississippi, where they're heard saying "We're sinking.

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Can you all please come?" Aaron Gilchrist reports for TODAY on the latest details of the case.

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