Search called off after body matching missing teen Nolan Wells found off Mississippi coast

The hunt for a Mississippi teen who went missing implicit the vacation play has been called disconnected aft a assemblage matching his statement was recovered Monday morning, officials said.

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter confirmed that a assemblage was discovered successful the h2o astatine astir 8:45 a.m. section clip Monday, conscionable disconnected enactment connected the northwest extremity of Horn Island, according to a study from the New York Post.

While authoritative recognition is inactive pending, Ledbetter told the outlet the betterment "does lucifer the description" of Nolan Xavier Wells, 18.

The grassroots unpaid radical United Cajun Navy announced Monday day that hunt efforts had ceased.

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Nolan Xavier Wells disappeared connected the Fourth of July portion boating with friends, according to authorities. (Jackson County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)

"On behalf of the United Cajun Navy, we widen our deepest condolences to Nolan’s family, friends, teammates, and everyone whose lives were touched by him," the enactment wrote successful a connection connected Facebook. "We are grateful that Nolan’s household entrusted america to assistance successful this search."

"... Our teams were arrogant to supply aerial hunt operations, boats, and boots connected the crushed successful enactment of the effort," the enactment continued. "Please proceed to support Nolan’s loved ones successful your prayers arsenic they grieve this devastating loss. Rest easy, Nolan. You volition not beryllium forgotten."

The United Cajun Navy shared a video of the hunt Monday greeting connected Facebook. (United Cajun Navy via Facebook)

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Wells was past seen connected the Fourth of July adjacent Horn Island, according to authorities. A photograph shared with constabulary showed the teen smiling with friends connected a vessel that afternoon.

Search teams from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Department of Marine Resources, Gulf Islands National Seashore and U.S. Coast Guard combed the land and surrounding waters, establishing a centralized bid station astatine the Lake Mars Boat Launch successful Ocean Springs to coordinate the multi-agency effort.

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Following the find of the body, Wells’ parent shared an affectional connection connected Facebook.

"His father, our family, friends and I are perfectly devastated," Christine Wonsley wrote. "My bosom [is] breached for my saccharine lad who was ever consenting to cheer and uplift others. Nolan was a peculiar soul, God took his clip creating our son. I inquire that you delight springiness maine and my household clip to grieve."

Wonsley and her hubby antecedently posted updates pleading for immoderate photos oregon videos from the Fourth of July to assistance way Wells’ past known movements.

Members of the Cajun Navy, a unpaid rescue organization, shared video searching for the missing teen connected Monday morning. (United Cajun Navy via Facebook)

"We person truthful galore questions," she wrote anterior to the betterment of the body. "Our hearts are breaking, we support waiting for Nolan to locomotion done that doorway with his beauteous grin and a gag of course."

Amid their grief, the household is besides informing the assemblage astir online scammers attempting to capitalize connected the tragedy.

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"I privation you each to cognize a GoFund Me HAS NOT been created by myself, husband, household oregon friends," Wonsley wrote successful a abstracted post. "So if you spot immoderate delight study that is not authentic. We volition notify everyone if we take to make one."

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department did not instantly respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.