Initially, it was reported that Robbins was "dared" to jump into the water, but recent revelations are shedding new light on the situation, suggesting that his friends were fervently pleading with him not to go through with it.
According to a woman whose son was friends with Robbins and present on the boat, multiple students made desperate attempts to restrain Robbins before he took the leap, but he managed to break free.
From New York Post:
A parent whose son was aboard the Blackbeard’s Revenge vessel told Fox News several students tried to stop Robbins before he plunged into the dark waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, just northwest of Bahamas capital Nassau.
“This was a booze cruise, and they were on their way back when this happened,” the parent told the network. “My son texted me when it happened, saying, ‘Cameron jumped off. They can’t find him.’ They were out there until 2, 3 in the morning.
“It was a terrible weather that night. The kids were cold, wet and traumatized. The girls were in bikinis and bathing suits. The guys were giving them their shirts. It was a bad time to bring drunk 18-year-olds out into waters near this island where there’s nothing.”
Haunting video footage shows Robbins swimming away from a rescue buoy as onlookers shout for him to grab the device.
Online viewers have speculated they could see flashes of shark-like sea creature in the video and Robbins was trying to get away from it.
A second later, he has disappeared under the surface.
What a regrettable incident. If only that boat hadn't been present, carrying these inebriated teenagers, this unfortunate tragedy could have been avoided.
This serves as a stark illustration of being in the "wrong place, wrong time."
