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A pal of tragic teen Nolan Wells begged him to \u201cget the f\u2013k on the boat\u201d before he was left behind on Horn Island, his self-described \u201cbest friend\u201d has claimed.<\/p>\n

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Wells, 18, went missing during a Fourth of July boat trip to the barrier island 10 miles off Mississippi\u2019s Gulf Coast before his body was found in the water just two days later.<\/p>\n

Questions from Wells\u2019 parents and online amateur sleuths have dogged the promising football player\u2019s pals \u2014 about why they left him behind and why they were allegedly in possession of his phone and keys.<\/p>\n

Warren Hudson \u2013\u2013 who exclusively told The Post Tuesday that he considered Wells his \u201cbest friend\u201d \u2013\u2013 said that after the boat he had gone to the island on had problems with its bilge pump, Wells was repeatedly asked to get on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy buddy asked Nolan multiple times to get on the boat: \u2018Nolan, get on the boat, get on the boat, we\u2019re leaving. If you\u2019re coming, you gotta come now,\u201d Hudson told conservative YouTuber Brandon Tatum.<\/p>\n

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He said that another friend yelled at the teen, \u201cNolan, get the F on the boat, we\u2019re leaving, the boat\u2019s having issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd Nolan made a decision to stay out on the island.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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