{"id":90863,"date":"2025-12-20T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/90863\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:47:18","slug":"coast-guard-finds-boat-in-search-for-missing-florida-boaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/90863\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard Finds Boat In Search For Missing Florida Boaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014 The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two men missing since a fishing trip near Fort Myers, Fla. Randall Spivey, 57, and Brandon Billmaier, 33, were last seen leaving early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Spivey, who is six feet one inch tall and weighs around 245 pounds, was Last seen wearing khaki pants and a dark shirt, Billmaier stands six feet two inches tall, weighs around 250 pounds, and has strawberry-colored hair. Both men left for their fishing trip from a dock on Intracoastal Court in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

At around 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard in St. Petersburg announced that they had found the abandoned 42-foot boat belonging to Spivey and Billmaier about 70 miles off Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

The search involves several agencies, using both aerial and surface teams, with the St. Petersburg sector managing the efforts.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about Spivey or Billmaier\u2019s location should contact the Coast Guard St. Petersburg sector at 866-881-1392.<\/p>\n

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