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Authorities find boat of missing Southwest Florida boaters with no one onboard

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier left for a fishing trip from Fort Myers early Friday morning.
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UPDATE 10AM SATURDAY:

U.S. Coast Guard says they are leading the search from air and water for 57-year-old Randall Spivey and and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier. Crews located their vessel 70 mi. off Fort Myers.

The families shared these photos of the men to Fox 4's Hunter Walterman.

Credit: Deborah Billmaier
Credit: Deborah Billmaier

UPDATE 9AM SATURDAY:

U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed to Fox 4 that they have found the boat of the missing boaters 70 miles offshore, but no one was onboard. This is a developing story.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said two men are missing after leaving for a fishing trip from Fort Myers early Friday morning.

The Sheriff's Office is asking for help to find 57-year-old Randall Spivey and and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier.

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Spivey, pictured left, is a 6-foot-1man with brown hair and brown eyes, the Sheriff's Office said. Billmaier, pictured right, is a 6-foot-2 man with strawberry hair and brown eyes, the Sheriff's Office said.

The pair left from a home on the 15000 block of Intercoastal Court in Fort Myers on Friday, the Sheriff's Office said.

If you have information, the Sheriff's Office asks you to call at 239-477-1000, or 911 if applicable. You may also call SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS to remain anonymous.

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