Was Cameron Robbins attacked by a shark?

[dksnj]

Is anyone else following this story. I find it so odd that there is only 1 video of the incident...

Haunting last words shouted to Baton Rouge teen after he went overboard and vanished

Cameron Robbins, an 18-year-old high school graduate from Louisiana, reportedly jumped off a cruise in the Bahamas on a dare

Cameron Robbins of Louisiana was celebrating his high school graduation when he was reportedly dared to jump overboard on a cruise.

In a viral video that possibly shows the last moments of Cameron Robbins' life, someone is heard yelling, "bye, bye," as the Louisiana high school graduate disappears into the water and the video cuts off.

Robbins, 18, was on Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise in the Bahamas with several hundred students after graduating from Baton Rouge's University Laboratory School (U-High) on May 21.

On May 24, he reportedly jumped overboard into "shark-infested" waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, northeast of Nassau, and a video of Robbins in the water has been seen over 10 million times.

As the profanity-laced video ends, Robbins swims away from a life preserver, and someone yells, "Oh my f---ing god! Oh, shut the f--- up. Oh, bye, bye."


Panic seems to seize other onlookers, as their rapid screams to grab the buoy become louder and more high-pitched.

Online speculation that Robbins encountered a shark took over social media afterward, and many believe a shark bit him the moment someone says on the video, "Oh, bye, bye."

The video has gone through nearly every type of edit — from slowing down the speed to changing the lighting and exposure settings — to "prove" a shark grabbed Robbins, but the cellphone footage is too dark and chaotic to definitively show what happened.


The search was called off Friday night, two days after he went overboard.

His family hasn't said anything other than releasing a statement: "The Bahamas government has called off the rescue for Cameron, and we are returning to Baton Rouge.

"We want to thank the Bahamas government, the U.S. Coast Guard, the United Cajun Navy and Congressman Garret Graves for everything they have done for us. 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."

Robbins was a standout baseball player in Baton Rouge. The last images he posted were from his graduation day with his family and friends.
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"Cameron is a kid who is truly loved by his teammates, teachers and fellow classmates," U-High baseball coach Justin Morgan said in a statement. "He is a fierce competitor on the baseball field. He is a hard worker both on and off of the playing field.

"Our school community is struggling right now. … Our thoughts and prayers have been and will remain with the Robbins family during this difficult time."

His mom "is an indescribably amazing teacher and her kindness and devotion has helped countless children throughout her career," according to a GoFundMe created for the Robbins family.

Kevin George, the director of Lab School, told local news outlet WBRZ that Robbins is a "special kid."

He'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," George said.

A memorial service for Robbins will be held Sunday at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The service will begin at 4 p.m.

In lieu of services, a donation in Robbins' name may be made to Christian Homes & Family Services in Abilene, Texas.

[trixie]

Good point about the lack of videos.

I saw the underwater video and the shadowy thing they're guessing was a shark, too dark to tell. Not sure how quickly a shark would whisk him away, would there be blood in the water? Or at least some disturbance in the waves? I dunno. Seems like his family has accepted the shark story and is packing up and going home.

Stupid, stupid kids. How do you prepare them for something like this? "Don't jump into shark-infested waters, even if someone dares you"

[shellee]

I hadn’t heard about this. I can’t tell from the video either. Why in the hell would you jump into shark infested waters from a freaking cruise ship? I’d like to know more about this.

[kittylady]

I saw the video and there definitely seems to be something moving towards him quite quickly from the left. There are other (unsubstantiated) reports that there was a second "shark" that approached from the right. If the theory is correct then two sharks would be able to take him under pretty quickly and blood would be unlikely to show due to the darkness of the water at night.

shellee and trixie There's too many kinds of stupid to count in this dare. For a start, it's night-time, which means cold water and very poor visibility on top of him possibly being drunk. Next, it's a cruise ship and even smaller ones aren't exactly known for being zippy at being able to turn around and go back to where they were when someone went overboard. Then there's the following facts - they were in stretches of water that are known to have sharks, there are many species of shark that are more active at night and, if that wasn't enough, sharks have learned to trail ships because of the amount of edible materials that get tossed over the side, whether kitchen waste and carelessly dropped food on pleasure vessels or waste fish from fishing vessels.

I feel very sorry for his parents and those who loved him but the second that kid let go of the rail he was pretty much as good as dead through his own bravado fuelled stupidity.

[dksnj]

I'm on the fence about the shark, but leaning towards most likely. Especially since he swims away from the life preserver. Also feel bad for his family

[sputnik]

darwin award.

[greysfang]

^^Absolute fact.