Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old student-athlete from Mississippi, was found dead earlier this week after he went missing on a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi’s Horn Island with friends.

The family of an 18-year-old found dead after a July 4 boat trip off the Gulf Coast has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

The body of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found Monday off Horn Island, Mississippi. That's where he was last seen with friends Saturday. Crump says the family is seeking…