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Dec 14, 2022
Oct 28, 2023
Cameron
Booth
30
24
68 inches
70 inches
130 lbs
140 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
On April 13, 2018, a family vacation took a tragic turn when 24-year-old Cameron Evan Booth, a male from Virginia, disappeared while on a Royal Caribbean cruise. He was aboard the Anthem of the Seas with his family, returning from a trip to the Bahamas. In the afternoon, at approximately 3:45 p.m., as the ship was off the coast of Chincoteague, Virginia, Cameron went overboard. Reports indicate that he became upset after seeing a social media post just before the incident. The ship's surveillance cameras captured his fall into the ocean. The crew of the Anthem of the Seas immediately initiated a search, and another nearby Royal Caribbean ship joined the effort. The ship turned around to retrace its path as announcements were made asking passengers to assist in looking for him. About an hour and a half after Cameron went into the water, the U.S. Coast Guard arrived to take over the search, employing helicopters and boats to scan the vast expanse of the ocean. The cruise ships were eventually released to continue their journey to Bayonne, New Jersey. The Coast Guard continued their search efforts overnight and into the next morning. Despite the extensive search by both the cruise line and the Coast Guard, no sign of Cameron was ever found. The search was officially called off around 11:00 a.m. the following day. His body was never recovered, and he is still considered a missing person. While the circumstances leading up to him going overboard remain a painful subject, his parents do not believe he would have intentionally ended his life and consider the fall to have been an accident. The case is a heartbreaking reminder of a young life lost at sea, with a family left without closure. The Fairfax County Police Department is the investigating agency for this case.
Apr 13, 2018
Chincoteague
Virginia
Accomack County
No
131276
Fairfax County Police
Fairfax
Virginia
Fairfax County
22035
Ray McCoy
Detective
12099 Government Center, Virginia
7036912131
County
Law Enforcement
2023-3010017
2023-10-28
Fairfax County Police
4724
Brown
Blue
Blue
06/17/2026
This is an abuse of the idea of missing persons and exploiting the good grace of others.
