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Recent high school grad missing in Bahamas after going overboard, Louisiana school says

Cameron Robbins, 18, was reported missing on May 24, school officials said. Cameron Robbins, an 18-year-old student at University Laboratory High School in Louisiana, went overboard in the Bahamas after walking across the stage at his high school graduation. The Royal Bahamas Police Force is investigating a claim that Robbins jumped into the water on a dare and swam in the water next to the boat with a life jacket nearby. The Coast Guard is assisting the Royal Bahamas Defence Force with “search efforts for a missing U.S. citizen believed to have fallen overboard from a sunset cruise near Nassau, yesterday evening. Robbins is from Baton Rouge and his body was found after he vanished while rafting with friends.

Recent high school grad missing in Bahamas after going overboard, Louisiana school says

Published : 10 months ago by Irene Wright in

An 18-year-old went overboard in the Bahamas and is missing days after walking across the stage at his high school graduation, school officials said.

Cameron Robbins was a student at University Laboratory High School, a preparatory school through Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

“A recent graduate of U-High, Cameron Robbins (18) is currently missing in the Bahamas after he went overboard a boat last night,” LSU spokesperson Abbi Rocha Laymoun told McClatchy News in an email on May 25. “School administrators are aware of the situation and are providing extra counselors for students and faculty who know him.”

Robbins was traveling with a group of seniors from multiple schools on a trip to Atlantis, in Paradise Island, LSU officials told BRProud.

Robbins graduated from high school on Sunday, May 21, The Advocate reported.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a Facebook post that it is assisting the Royal Bahamas Defence Force with “search efforts for a missing U.S. citizen believed to have fallen overboard from a sunset cruise near Nassau, yesterday evening.”

The Royal Bahamas Police Force told WBRZ it is investigating a claim that Robbins jumped into the water on a dare and swam in the water next to the boat with a life jacket nearby.

“A 13-year kid here at U-High,” Lab School Director Kevin George told the outlet. “That’s a special kid that’s been here throughout his entire educational career. He’s an athlete, great kid, great smile, great head of hair. Just one of the kids you’re so proud of when they cross the stage.”

Robbins is from Baton Rouge, The Advocate reported.

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Topics: Louisiana, Caribbean Islands, Bahamas

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