A representative for the Carlsbad Police Department confirmed to The U.S. Sun on Wednesday afternoon that they were no longer involved in the case.
“Recent information has indicated that Bailey Cameron is on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base,” Officer Denise Ramirez told The U.S. Sun.
“Investigators attempted to contact him after being observed on Camp Pendleton, and he avoided them.”
Ramirez explained that the police department would be stepping back from the case while continuing to support the Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division.
Police added that no foul play is suspected.
Captain James C. Sartain, an operations officer at Camp Pendleton, confirmed that Cameron is no longer considered a missing person .
Base officials are continuing efforts to locate and contact Cameron.
The Marine Corps is working with Cameron’s parents to encourage him to return to his unit.
It’s unclear if Cameron has been located and what factors determined he was no longer a missing person.
Authorities confirmed he was no longer missing later on Wednesday night, however, it’s unclear if he’s been located on the base or whether his family has been able to contact him.
Timeline of Bailey Cameron's disappearance
Below is a timeline of Bailey Cameron's disappearance since August 25,
August 25, 1:30 am – Cameron was last seen on video leaving Coyote Bar & Grill in Carlsbad.
August 25 – Cameron’s glasses, backpack, and phone are found on the sidewalk. Cameron is reported as missing.
August 28 – Surveillance footage reportedly captured Cameron visiting an ATM on the base.
August 29 – Cameron’s mom said on Facebook that he was seen near Oceanside, California.
August 31 – Family claims a fellow marine reported seeing Cameron on the base looking ‘afraid and distressed’ before bolting towards the ocean.
September 2 – Captain Sartain of Camp Pendleton said, “Local commands are still [pursuing] locating and making contact with the missing Marine, no additional updates or developments have occurred at this time.”
September 3 – Captain Sartain says he is “unable to discuss speculative sightings of the Marine.”
September 5 – Carlsbad Police Department steps back from the case and Captain Sartain confirms Cameron is no longer considered missing.
September 9 – Cameron is due to leave the Marines.
FINAL DAYS OF SERVICE
Before Cameron went missing, he was set to finish his military service on September 9.
“He’s been expressing a lot of stress, a lot of pressure, and a lack of compass in where to go from here,” his mom, Juliette England, said in the video.
“It could be stemming from a number of things, from his impending exit [from the military], to the way he was being treated the last two months, we are not clear,” she added.
England explained that Cameron felt “humiliated” after receiving a recent assignment.
After he decided not to re-up, England said her son was asked to clean up a gym.
“He has all of these amazing, incredible skills and he felt very humiliated and very broken over the way that his service ended,” England said.
After he was reported missing, his family traveled from Washington to San Diego to help find their son.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the Rad Movement regarding whether Cameron’s family has been able to contact him since authorities decided he was no longer a missing person.
Reminds me of the Marine that went AWOL from Fort Leonard Wood earlier this year. Everybody made a big deal about it. Come to find out he was already being Chapter's out of the Marine Corps when he went AWOL. Hadn't even completed his MOS school. I guess becoming a Truck Driver in the Marine Corps was too much for him.
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