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BAILEY Cameron, a Marine who disappeared after visiting a local bar on August 25, is “no longer considered missing,” according to authorities.

Cameron was last seen leaving a restaurant over a week ago before he was spotted on base at Camp Pendelton in California three days later.

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.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Cameron was first declared a missing person after leaving the Coyote Bar & Grill in Carlsbad, about 20 minutes from his base.

A massive search soon after ensued for the missing Marine.

Cameron was then pictured using an ATM and inside a Jersey Mike’s on August 28.

The surveillance footage revealed he was on the military base.

Another Marine came forward and said he encountered Cameron on Camp Pendelton on Saturday at 11 pm PST.

“The fellow Marine was very clear that Bailey was visibly in distress,” Sharie Finn, founder of the Rad Movement told The U.S. Sun.

The Rad Movement is a nonprofit organization that works to advocate for missing people and was working closely with Cameron’s family to locate him.

The Marine told Finn that he attempted to help Cameron before he fled on foot.

Cameron had seen military police approaching which caused him to Flee, according to Finn.

“The fellow Marine pursued him, but ultimately lost him,” Finn told The U.S. Sun on Wednesday evening.

“Thereafter, thermals and dogs were brought out to the area to search. They were not successful in locating Bailey.”

Finn said the Rad Movement was still trying to locate Cameron alongside his family.

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.

FINAL DAYS OF SERVICE

Before Cameron went missing, he was set to finish his military service on September 9.

His parents opened up in a live stream with Rad about how Cameron was struggling with the transition.

“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.

Originally published in The US Sun on September 4, 2024

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