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• A 20-year-old who jumped off Royal Caribbean cruise ship has been identified, father speaks out
• US teen missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas
• U.S. Coast Guard ends search for Louisiana teen who went overboard in the Bahamas
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• Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump
• Cruise passenger who jumped to death from ship ID’d as Florida resident who argued with dad before leap
• SEE IT: Video Shows Louisiana Teen Moments After Jumping from Cruise Ship, Search Called Off

Cameron Robbins, 18, graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge in May and was on a trip to the Bahamas with students from several local high schools. Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the US Coast Guard. Cameron Robbins, who attended University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, was on a trip with a group of students when he went overboard on Wednesday night, according to school officials. A recent high school graduate from Louisiana is missing after going overboard while on a trip to the Bahamas, school officials and the United States Coast Guard said. Cameron Robbins, 18, went overboard while on a sunset cruise Wednesday night.

A 20-year-old who jumped off Royal Caribbean cruise ship has been identified, father speaks out

A tearful prayer vigil was held for a Louisiana high school baseball star who went overboard on a cruise. Eighteen-year-old Cameron Robbins was on a cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate graduating high school when he allegedly jumped overboard as part of a dare. The ship was off an uninhabited island when passengers say Robbins jumped. An 18-year-old boy from Louisiana was celebrating his recent high school graduation during a sunset cruise in the Bahamas Wednesday when he reportedly jumped overboard on a dare, triggering a large-scale search.

US teen missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas

According to a witness, crews made multiple unsuccessful attempts to locate Robbins as the boat, resembling a pirate ship, stayed in the area for several hours. A video has surfaced showing boat passengers in the Bahamas moments after an 18-year-old Louisiana star baseball player jumped off the ship in response to a dare, resulting in a fatal outcome. “As we were walking from the hot tub back to the elevators, his dad and brother were walking towards us,” passenger Bryan Sims told the Post. “There was a lot of yelling, and the crew was alerted immediately,” cruise passenger Deborah Morrison told The Post. Parker, of North Port, Florida, jumped off the 11th deck of the Liberty of the Seas around 4 a.m.

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U.S. Coast Guard ends search for Louisiana teen who went overboard in the Bahamas

On April 4, plummeting 200 feet into the Atlantic in front of his helpless brother and father while heading to Cuba and the Bahamas’ Grand Inagua Island, Florida officials said. "Our Care Team is providing support and assistance to the guest’s family during this difficult time. For the privacy of the guest and their family, we have no additional details to share." The Liberty of the Seas came to a stop around 20 minutes after Levion jumped from the ship, with the crew immediately launching search boats to look for Levion. An immediate search and rescue was called with passengers helping by looking into the sea from the deck, but sadly the search for the missing man was called off by the US Coast Guard, per the Daily Mail. "The kids reached out to us wanting to know, could they do a prayer circle. Obviously we agreed. We really appreciated their leadership in this trying time."

The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. Parker jumped off the 18-deck Liberty of the Seas, and Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the U.S. The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it was assisting with search efforts for a missing U.S. citizen "believed to have fallen overboard from a sunset cruise near Nassau" on Wednesday. A Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that the search was for Robbins.

He has been missing since he jumped overboard on April 4 in front of his brother and father on the cruise to Cuba and the Bahamas. The teen fell off the Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise ship, the Coast Guard said. Cameron Robbins, who graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge this past Sunday, was on a trip to the Bahamas with students from several local high schools, staying at Atlantis Paradise Island resort in Nassau, reported the station WAFB. "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. "Our Coast Guard command center and aircrews based in Miami supported RBDF search and rescue efforts since the initial report Wednesday evening, and continued through Friday evening." The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles.

Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump

Parker’s father owns an air conditioning company and the family was cruising on the boat as guests of a wholesale company, according to the New York Post. Parker, who was home-schooled, played football for North Port High School during the 2021 season, according to North Port H.S. The boy’s stunned father, Francel Parker, told The Daily Sun he threw six life rings off the ship in hopes of saving his son before the massive vessel was able to come to a stop about 20 minutes later. Felty posted several other videos of Parker, including one of him hunting with a bow and arrow. In another video he dubbed a “typical Levion moment,” Parker feeds pelicans a fish out of his hands from a boat.

George described Robbins as a "great kid" and athlete who had been with the school for 13 years, since the start of his education. "We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," Beal said in a statement. “He’s an athlete, great kid, great smile, great head of hair,” George told the station WBRZ.

SEE IT: Video Shows Louisiana Teen Moments After Jumping from Cruise Ship, Search Called Off

“He initially goes for the buoy but then turns around when he sees the shark, ultimately disappearing into the water, likely dragged down. Nearly 400 people have gone overboard on major cruise lines between 2000 and 2020, according to the Washington Post.

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"Just one of those kids that you're so proud of once they cross the stage," George told WBRZ. The boat, designed to resemble a pirate ship, remained in the area for several hours as crew members tried to find the teen. Robbins graduated from the University Lab High School, which operates as part of LSU, on Sunday. Since he went missing, a multi-day search was undertaken by both Bahamian authorities and the U.S.

The TikTok video was posted by Parker’s friend, Kaleb Felty, on March 27 and shows Parker beaming on a boat off Florida and splashing around in the shallows. The 18-year-old "reportedly jumped from a pleasure vessel," the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement. Search and rescue crews searched more than 325 square miles looking for Robbins.

A young man on holiday with his family reportedly leaped from their cruise ship into dark waters while his family watched helplessly. The Louisiana high school graduate who disappeared after leaping off a cruise ship into dark waters off the Bahamas last week may have met a grisly fate in the “shark-infested” area, a local official said. Levion Parker, of North Port, Florida, has been missing since he jumped overboard April 4 in front of his brother and father on the cruise to Cuba and the Bahamas’ Grand Inagua Island, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Levion Parker, 20, was identified by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.