@nbcnews: Christine Wonsley, mother of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, describes the moment she found out her son was missing during a boating trip with friends over the Fourth of July weekend. Wonsley spoke with NBC News' @TVKateSnow about her phone call with one of Wells' friends and the information she was given at the time.
People may not know this, but she’s a nurse so I’m sure she’s used to having to perform under pressure/ stressful situations. She also doesnt owe anyone a performance of grief
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JOY :
him immediately spilling all those details and explanations is so telling
2026-07-11 00:57:04
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hails🧚🏼♀️ :
“shes too calm” ur all so right, bc we all know what grief truly looks like.
2026-07-11 20:42:37
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Why would they even think that she heard from Nolan if they had his phone…….
2026-07-10 23:42:05
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Kina M :
YEAH them telling the mom ALL these details is SUS!!!!
2026-07-10 23:57:35
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eve_on_the_beach :
She is in complete shock..
She has to be....
Stop saying she is calm...
SHE IS IN SHOCK!
2026-07-11 05:25:07
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🩷 :
His mother is beautiful
2026-07-10 22:57:25
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Green-eyed King :
Those were not his friends.
2026-07-11 17:14:00
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Divine Timing Holistic Essen :
Grief isn’t crying 24/8. She looks numb and stoic. Grief can also look like that.
2026-07-11 18:21:56
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charliegirl327 :
Why did he say Katie was missing too? They had never even met her until that day. How would he even have known that ?? That’s so bizarre for him to have said .
2026-07-11 00:10:28
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Flak :
We all know what happened, we just don’t want to assume
2026-07-10 23:08:11
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theafterchat :
I just hope the truth comes to light
2026-07-11 01:43:34
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Stewartest :
They called the Mom seven hours later and that’s the best story they could come up with smh
2026-07-11 02:17:50
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_shaylocs__ :
Wait a minute, so nobody called her after the fact????
2026-07-11 00:22:34
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Quo :
How would I have talk to my son if YALL have his phone?! Be fr!
2026-07-11 00:45:10
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Maiya Amanda :
That’s a crazy assumption to say “we haven’t heard from him” when the friends had his phone
2026-07-10 23:40:42
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Francess Porter :
Why would they ask knowing they have the phone?
2026-07-10 22:50:47
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Janet💍 :
Yall saying she isn’t grieving she legit broke down in the second video.. and yall don’t know what she went through these last 2 weeks. She probably broke down before she even came to this.. yall don’t know grief.. yall can be calm for 1 hour and then break down and hour later..
2026-07-11 14:38:12
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fattie2baddiefr :
Well, if they didn’t know this Katie girl, how would the friend know “she is also missing”???????
2026-07-11 00:54:58
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Rachel🦋 :
wait they took his phone then asked if she spoke to him??? wtf is that??
2026-07-10 22:59:06
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everlymarket0 :
I love that she’s saying everyone's name 🗣
2026-07-11 17:28:22
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three.seven.ninety :
they’re always holding hands 🥺
2026-07-11 00:29:36
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beanie 🥥 :
i'm always disturbingly, amazed at families' ability to hold it together and do press conferences & interviews. I would be in shambles with several months of grieving
2026-07-11 04:37:30
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Roll Tide Girl! :
Christine has been my primary nurse practitioner for the past 4 years. My heart breaks for them.
2026-07-11 03:10:50
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mbg :
All I can say is the mom is VERY strong & positive in these interviews. I’d be so broken & angry I wouldn’t be able to speak at all
2026-07-11 00:30:27
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