A Louisiana teenager is lacking after he went overboard a sundown cruise throughout a senior journey simply days after graduating

• The Coast Guard is trying to find a Louisiana teen who went overboard on a sundown cruise within the Bahamas.
• Bahamanian authorities advised WBRZ they had been investigating claims that the boy went into the water on a dare.
• Cameron Robbins, 18, was on a post-grad journey with pals after graduating over the weekend. 

A Louisiana teenager who graduated highschool final week is now lacking after going overboard a sundown cruise within the Bahamas whereas on a post-grad journey, in response to college officers and native authorities. 

Cameron Robbins, an 18-year-old current graduate of College Laboratory Faculty in Baton Rouge, was touring with a number of fellow seniors to the Bahamas this week when an ocean tour went awry, Abbi Rocha Laymoun, a spokesperson with Louisiana State College, which oversees the College Laboratory Faculty, confirmed to Insider.

“The group was filled with graduating seniors from the Baton Rouge space visiting Atlantis, on Paradise Island,” Laymoun mentioned.

The journey was not an official school-sanctioned trip. 

Robbins went overboard a small sundown cruise round 9:40 p.m. native time close to Athol Island, in response to an announcement from the Royal Bahamas Protection Drive obtained by ABC Information. The Bahamanian police drive didn’t reply to Insider’s request for remark. 

The US Coast Guard said Thursday that its crews had been helping native officers within the seek for Robbins.

The Royal Bahamas Protection Drive advised native information outlet WBRZ that it was trying into claims that {the teenager} went into the water on a dare. The boat reportedly stayed within the space for hours as officers looked for Robbins. 

WBRZ mentioned it obtained video that appeared to indicate Robbins swimming in the dead of night waters alongside the cruise boat subsequent to a life preserver, however the outlet didn’t publish the footage. 

Kevin George, director of the College Laboratory Faculty, advised WBRZ that Robbins is a “particular child.”

“He is an athlete, nice child, nice smile, nice head of hair. Simply one of many youngsters you are so pleased with once they cross the stage,” George mentioned. 

In an announcement to Insider, George mentioned the varsity is praying for the absolute best end result. 

“I’ve been in contact with Cameron’s household and right now, authorities are nonetheless trying to find him within the Bahamas,” George mentioned. “Our ideas are with the Robbins household, and we ask that you simply maintain them in your ideas as properly.”