After a tense two-week period, Lance Cpl. The RAD Movement and Camp Pendleton officials confirmed that Bailey Cameron had been located. Missing since August 25 after he was last seen at a bar in Carlsbad, the 23-year-old Marine's disappearance triggered an extensive search and considerable concern within the community. In an announcement shared on Facebook, The RAD Movement expressed that Bailey has been found and will receive the help he needs, adding that their advocacy efforts will continue, particularly in addressing safety concerns at Camp Pendleton.
Meanwhile, Camp Pendleton officials updated on Wednesday, stating, "This morning, law enforcement officials apprehended Bailey Cameron," as cited by 10 News. Found on base and detained by the Provost Marshall's Office, the officials assured Cameron's welfare remains a priority. They also mentioned that further details on the case, enshrouded as it proceeds through the military's established procedures, are unavailable now.
The saga of Cameron's disappearance saw the community pulling together with law enforcement to search for the Marine after he was initially seen leaving Coyote Bar & Grill without his personal belongings. According to Hoodline, a confounding encounter described Cameron as being in distress, deepening the mystery of his situation. His mother, Juliana England, voiced the family's distress in a statement given to FOX 5, saying, "There's a black void right now, it's just missing."
During the search, Cameron was briefly located on Camp Pendleton on September 4 but managed to avoid military officials. Then, outside the Italian restaurant, where Cameron's belongings were found discarded, Cameron’s phone, eyeglasses, and backpack, law enforcement discovered early in the search. Even with the resolution of his disappearance, the circumstances surrounding the events of those missing days remain largely undisclosed.