---
title: "Camp Pendleton Marine missing for more than a week"
description: "Lance Cpl. Bailey Cameron was last seen early on Sunday, Aug. 25 in Carlsbad, California. Authorities are looking for help in locating him."
date: "2024-09-01"
modified: "2024-09-01"
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  - name: "Nicholas Slayton"
    job_title: "Contributing Editor"
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url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-missing-bailey-cameron/"
categories:
  - "Marine Corps"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
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---

# Camp Pendleton Marine missing for more than a week

![A missing persons flying for Bailey Cameron.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bailey-Cameron.jpg>)
*Bailey Cameron was last seen on Aug. 25. (Image via Facebook)*

The Marine Corps is looking for any information that can help locate a Marine who has been missing for the last week.

Lance Cpl. Bailey Cameron, 23, went missing last weekend after going out for the evening. Cameron, assigned to a unit at Camp Pendleton, was last seen at the Coyote Bar and Grill in Carlsbad, California, at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The next day, his backpack, glasses and cell phone were found at an Italian restaurant a block away from the bar he was last seen in and were turned over to Carlsbad police, according to Cameron’s family.

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He was also reported missing at Camp Pendleton on Aug. 25, the Marine Corps [confirmed](<https://ktla.com/news/california/camp-pendleton-marine-last-seen-outside-of-bar-missing-since-sunday-family/amp/>) with local news.

According to ABC10 News, Cameron’s family saw a photo of Bailey inside of a business after Sunday, but it’s unclear why he was there or what state he was in. The family is sharing that online as well. They are posting flyers of Cameron online and around the city to try and locate him.

The military, local police and Navy Criminal Investigative Service are coordinating the search for Cameron. “We are asking for the public's assistance on this case,” the Carlsbad Police Department said in a statement.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carlsbad Police Department at (442) 339-2197.

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## Author
Nicholas Slayton is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose, covering conflict for over 12 years, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine. His previous reporting can be found on the non-profit Aslan Media, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, The American Prospect, Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, and the Los Angeles Downtown News. You can reach him at nicholas@taskandpurpose.com or find him on Twitter @NSlayton and Bluesky at @nslayton.bsky.social.

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