Posted on 05/26/2023 2:18:43 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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.
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.
On Wednesday evening, just four hours after their arrival, Robbins and his friends went on a sunset party cruise.
According to witnesses, around 9:40 p.m., the 18-year-old — who was apparently acting on a dare — took a plunge off the boat into the ocean near Athol Island.
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Me Too...
Only the Grace of God.
18 yrs old and days after Highschool graduation...
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Wasted
Just Wasted.
hold my beer and watch this?
In the ocean you just roll over on your back and float. Then you die of hypothermia.
Accurate indeed. The Daily Mail has his photo:
Parents must be heartbroken.
“We have all done young stupid things.”
And all of us survivors of youth thank God for his hand in getting us through.
Althol & Rose Islands have a recent history of shark attacks. Popular snorkeling spots and swim with sharks spots.
Reminds me of an old Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV show. “Dip in the Pool”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508106/
This is why the voting age should be 25. 18 is just plain dumb.
And, not only have they possibly lost their son, but also they will see the thoughtless comments people post online. Praying for a miracle...
“near Athol Island”
Apparently he misheard and thought it was his stop.
Video shows that he was swimming in the water off the boat near a lifebuoy. So, why does no one know what happened to him?
Young men do crazy things sometimes. If this kid jumped into the water from a lower level, then he did nothing any crazier than what I witnessed young men do when I was young.
I hope he reached the lifebuoy. There are stories of people surviving a long time floating in the ocean after falling overboard.
“...but also they will see the thoughtless comments people post online.”
Sigh, hopefully they’ll miss this thread anyway.
Very, very foolish thing to do.
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