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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 search with private vessels and volunteers after the attorney and his nephew's boat was found abandoned 70 miles offshore.
- 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.
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