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Desperate search for two men underway after fishing boat found empty 70 miles off Florida coast
The U.S. Coast Guard leads a multi-agency search for two men missing after their boat was found empty 70 miles offshore, with local volunteers aiding the effort.
- U.S. Coast Guard crews and volunteer vessels are searching for Randall Spivey, 57-year-old Fort Myers attorney, and his 33-year-old nephew Brandon Billmaier after their boat was found unmanned 70 miles off Naples, updated Dec. 20, 2025.
- They left early Friday morning from the 15000 block of Intracoastal Court, Fort Myers, planned to fish about 102 miles offshore, and were reported missing at about 9 p.m. after missing their sunset return.
- Coast Guard officials identified the vessel as `Unstopp-A-Bull`, Garcia said, with GPS coordinates near Marco Island and Flamingo guiding searchers and volunteer groups supplying waypoints.
- Tricia Spivey, wife of Randall Spivey and family contact, said a massive effort is underway, while authorities urged the public to call Lee County Sheriff's Office , 911, or SWFL Crime Stoppers ; private vessels and volunteer boaters support the search.
- Authorities warned that uncoordinated crews can create unsafe conditions and urged private boaters and aircraft pilots to monitor channels and report to Sector #StPete at 866-881-1392.
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Search underway by Coast Guard, others in the Gulf for missing Fort Myers attorney and his nephew
A search is being conducted off the Gulf shore for a Fort Myers attorney and his nephew who went missing Friday night. The U.S. Coast Guard is with a number of private craft in a search for 57-year-old Attorney Randall Spivey, 57, and his 33-year-old nephew Brandon Billmaier. The Coast Guard said they were reported missing at about 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19.
Abandoned vessel found 70 miles offshore in search for missing Florida boaters
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Coast Guard said crews are searching for two missing men who were supposed to have returned to land in Fort Myers Friday night. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said Randall Spivey, 57, and Brandon Billmaier, 33, left early Friday morning for a fishing trip from a residential dock [...]
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