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- The recent high school graduate from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, disappeared in 'shark-infested waters'
- Michael Douglas, 79, says his kids’ college thought he was a grandfather on Parents’ Day: ‘That was a rough one’
- Some believe the theory that Cameron Robbins was the victim of a shark attack.
- Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump
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The Coast Guard assisted the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in search efforts by deploying aircrews. That is until he vanished behind the boat and out of view of everyone, who began screaming at him to grab a life preserver that'd been thrown to him -- which was pretty far away, and he didn't end up reaching it. Robbins and his friends joined graduates from other high schools on Blackbeard’s Revenge for a pleasure cruise that was supposed to travel around the uninhabited Athol Island. According to witnesses, public statements, and the Robbins family, Robbins’ death was an unfortunate, heartbreaking accident.
The recent high school graduate from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, disappeared in 'shark-infested waters'
"In this time of grief we thank our family, friends, and well-wishers for granting us the privacy we need to properly remember our son and mourn his loss." Cameron Robbins, 18, disappeared after participating in a challenge during a boating excursion in the Bahamas on May 24, 2023. The reason behind this irrational move was reportedly a challenge given to Cameron by his friends. The teenager disappeared after the jump and search efforts were underway to rescue him. The small, pirate-lookalike cruise ship was anchored throughout the night, and the students were stuck at sea near the uninhabited island in what Royal Bahamas Defense Force Commodore Raymond King called "shark-infested waters." The family of Cameron Robbins remembers the Baton Rouge, Louisiana high school graduate as an intense, driven, funny, and kind-hearted son.
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The video capturing Robbins’ final moments has been viewed more than 10 millions on TikTok, and Web sleuths have edited the footage to slow it down and brighten it in a bid to shed light on what happened, but ultimately without success. The boat stayed in the area that night for hours after the incident as people looked for Robbins. The Baton Rouge native, along with his classmates, had been staying at the Atlantis Paradise Resort and took a sunset cruise on the ship.
Some believe the theory that Cameron Robbins was the victim of a shark attack.
Cameron Robbins, 18, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was staying at the Atlantis Paradise resort in Nassau with other teenagers to celebrate their recent high school graduation, WBRZ reported. The U.S. Coast Guard has ended their search for a Louisiana teenager who fell overboard from a sunset cruise in the Bahamas on Wednesday night. Douglas adds that while conspiracy theories can be meant as a salve, they do have real-world consequences. And while Robbins is no longer here, he is survived by a grieving community — all of whom will have access to the things people are saying about their loved one. “He will be missed desperately by his family and friends,” his obituary read, “who will carry their cherished memories of him to eternity.” For Robbins’ sake, and the sake of his family, the internet should let him rest. The U.S. Coast Guard has ended their search for a Louisiana teenager who went overboard during a sunset cruise in the Bahamas on Wednesday night.
Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump
Missing teen's parents break silence after he jumped off cruise ship into 'shark-infested' waters - UNILAD
Missing teen's parents break silence after he jumped off cruise ship into 'shark-infested' waters.
Posted: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
"None of the experts consulted can definitely say what's in the video due to the quality and length of the video," Trascher said. "The Robbins family has requested that we not entertain that theory any longer, so our official position is that we don't know what happened while Cam was in the water." The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said many of the students were part of a close-knit community that was in shock, disbelief, exhausted and cold as the U.S.
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This theory is certainly plausible as the Bahamas are a hotspot for sharks says the Shark Explorers website. These folks are a group of professional divers and marine biologists who organize shark diving trips, so it's safe to say they know what they're talking about. Cameron Robbins, a Louisiana resident, was celebrating his high school graduation when he was reportedly dared to jump overboard on a cruise.
Coast Guard ends search for missing Louisiana teen who fell overboard in the Bahamas
The devastated family continues to pray and hold on to the hope of Cameron's safe return, while asking for continued prayers for the entire family. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to support the Cameron Robbins family during this incredibly challenging time. The fundraiser recognizes Cameron's mother, Shari, as an extraordinary teacher whose kindness and dedication have positively impacted numerous children throughout her career.
But on the internet, the loss of the 18-year-old — after he jumped off of a cruise ship on an apparent dare — has gone from tragic accident to ripe content mine, the latest example of a tragedy going through the true-crime machine on TikTok. Friends tried to intervene and stop missing teenager Cameron Robbins from jumping off a pirate-themed party boat and into the “shark-infested” ocean shortly before he disappeared in the Bahamas May 24. The Baton Rouge 18-year-old was enjoying a sunset cruise with several hundred fellow graduates May 24 when he leaped overboard from a vessel designed to look like a pirate ship — apparently on a dare. A chaotic video taken moments after the jump also shows the recent graduate ignoring onlookers’ pleas to grab a buoy. The ship that Cameron Robbins jumped off into the shark-infested waters of Athol Island, Bahamas, on May 24 — only to never be seen again — shocked social media when people realized how small the vessel was.
Haunting image surfaces after Cameron Robbins jumped off ship into ‘shark-infested’ water
The footage captures horrified onlookers on the ship frantically yelling at Robbins to “grab the buoy,” but the teen appears to swim in the opposite direction — possibly encountering a shark next to him. “We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends,” Spado added. Robbins was last seen splashing in the dark, “shark-infested” waters a few feet from the boat, before vanishing from view. In the video, Robbins, 18, can be seen in dark waters with a standout white figure, resembling a shark, appearing on the left screen. In the video that depicts Cameron swimming in the Bahamian water, two light shapes are to his left by the life preserver.
“Haunting, but you can see the exact moment the shark gets him,” one Twitter user wrote alongside a screenshot of Robbins and the shadow just inches apart. But Robbins appears to head in the opposite direction of the buoy after what appears to be a shark is seen next to it. Sunday's memorial service will begin at 4 p.m., with visitation hours between 2 and 4 p.m. The International Shark Attack File, a database of all known shark attacks, shows that only 32 shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas since 1949.
“We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," Spado said. Search and rescue crews searched more than 325 square miles looking for Robbins. In a statement provided to The Independent, Jonathan Chia, a representative for Pirates’ Revenge Ltd, the parent company of Blackbeard’s Revenge, said Cameron went overboard at approximately 9.40pm local time in Montagu Bay off Athol Island in the Bahamas. Three days later, Robbins and his friends joined graduates from other schools for a celebratory trip to the Bahamas, staying at the Atlantis Paradise Resort.
According to U-High baseball coach Justin Morgan, Cameron was everyone's favorite and the best player on the baseball field. He added that the school community currently hopes for the best and his thoughts and prayers will always be with the Cameron family. GradWeek, the company that organized the trip, expressed its condolences to the Robbins family and referred to the ongoing investigation by Bahamian authorities for more details. A parent whose son was aboard the Blackbeard’s Revenge vessel told Fox News several students tried to stop Robbins before he plunged into the dark waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, just northwest of Bahamas capital Nassau. "U.S. Coast Guard District Seven deployed multiple search and rescue assets in response to an agency assistance request from our partners in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force," said Lt. Commander Matthew Spado, Coast Guard liaison officer to the Bahamas.
Some suggest that rather than drowning, Robbins was attacked by sharks, offering evidence in the form of slowed-down and poorly enhanced clips. The fact that they’re blurry, and do not definitively show even the outline of a shark, hasn’t kept the videos from going viral. Several accounts have also claimed to use audio isolation to prove an unintelligible shout in the video is warning the teen about a fin in the water. Robbins is featured on crime accounts and news TikToks, and there’s even a growing trend that puts sad songs behind videos imagining Robbins’ last moments. The owners of the pirate ship spent several hours searching the waters for Cameron, to no avail. Unfortunately the vacation took a tragic turn when, on May 24, 2023, Cameron jumped from a pirate ship during a sunset cruise.
Robbins was in the Bahamas staying at the Atlantis Paradise resort in Nassau with other teenagers from Baton Rouge to mark their high school graduations, Louisiana State University confirmed Thursday. The agency announced the conclusion of its search for 18-year-old Cameron Robbins, a recent high school graduate, on Saturday after a two-day effort led by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. “The crew executed the ‘man overboard’ protocol in line with all approved safety procedures and company policies to ensure the best chance of retrieving an individual who has gone overboard,” Mr Chia said. Robbins disappeared three days after his graduation from University Laboratory School.
Initially, Cameron is swimming towards the floating device before he appears to change his mind. Kevin George, the director of the school, told local news outlet WBRZ that Robbins was a "special kid." "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Robbins Family during this incredibly difficult time. Out of respect for the Robbins family’s privacy, we feel it’s inappropriate to comment on the details surrounding the night of the incident. The video appears to show a shadowy object in the water move toward the recent high school grad, who was swimming toward a life preserver before changing direction.
A woman whose son was friends with Robbins and on the boat at the time told Fox News Digital that several students tried to grab Robbins before he took the plunge, but he broke free. "Your vision, judgment, everything is impaired and I can tell you that area, for the individual who reportedly jumped over, it is an area that is really shark-infested as well. In the video, other guests upon the cruise ship can be heard swearing and eventually panicking as the footage allegedly shows Robbins getting pulled underneath the water. Video captured the moment Robbins jumped overboard from a specified distance away from the boat.
