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Desperate search for two men underway after fishing boat found empty 70 miles off Florida coast
The Coast Guard leads a multi-agency rescue with private volunteers searching 70 miles offshore after a Fort Myers attorney and his nephew vanished following a fishing trip.
- 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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Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center, 36% Right
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- 37% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Center
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