SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton connected Wednesday announced it is nary longer considering Lance Corporal Bailey Cameron arsenic a missing person.
The 23-year-old, who is scheduled to exit the Marine Corps connected Sept. 9., was reported missing connected Aug. 25, a time aft video shows him leaving Coyote Bar and Grill successful Carlsbad the nighttime earlier without his backpack, sunglasses and phone. Since his disappearance, determination person been unconfirmed sightings of him astir the base.
Capt James C. Sartain, with Camp Pendleton, released a connection Wednesday saying that "recent activities connected to Lance Corporal Bailey Cameron bespeak helium has been connected the installation."
"Therefore, helium is nary longer considered a missing person, but basal officials proceed attempts to find and interaction Lance Corporal Bailey Cameron and are actively moving with his parents to promote him to instrumentality to his portion successful accordance with his authoritative work obligations," Sartain said.
On Monday, NewsNation affiliate KUSI spoke to his family who traveled from Washington to North County. They, however, judge their lad to beryllium successful distress.
“The behaviour is truthful foreign. It’s overseas to however we knew him earlier helium was a Marine, and it’s overseas to each the Marines here. It’s not Bailey,” Cameron’s begetter Kevin said erstwhile learning that his lad mislaid interaction with his bid post, friends and has not returned to his barracks.
His household claims a Marine spotted Cameron connected Saturday, Aug. 31 astir 11:30 p.m. and reported progressive signs of distress earlier moving distant toward the ocean.
“The man we talked to said Bailey looked truthful afraid, truthful distressed. I conscionable request to cognize that he’s okay,” said Juliette England, his mother.
Surveillance video and photos besides amusement Cameron connected basal astatine an ATM earlier successful the week connected Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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FOX 5/KUSI's Sarah Alegre contributed to this story.