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Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death 'undetermined,' state autopsy report finds

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The family of Nolan Wells on Thursday released the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's autopsy report, which found that the cause and manner of death are "undetermined."

"This 18 year old male was found face down in the water at Horn Island. Because the circumstances surrounding this death are unknown, the cause and manner of death are best classified as undetermined," the state autopsy report states.

The state autopsy report indicated that the pathologist found "evidence of injury" to the back on Wells' head that is described as "two dark red-purple subcutaneous scalp contusions."

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