Two attorneys vanish during Florida fishing trip as 'heartbroken' wife pleads for help finding them

Two attorneys person vanished disconnected the seashore of Florida during a regular sportfishing trip, prompting 1 woman to stock that she is "heartbroken" pursuing her hubby and his uncle's disappearance successful Fort Myers, Florida.

Randall Spivey, 57, and his 33-year-old nephew Brandon Billmaier near earlier dawn connected Friday, Dec. 19, heading retired from Fort Myers aboard a 42-foot Freeman sportfishing boat. Family members accidental the men were acquainted with the waters and planned to beryllium backmost the aforesaid day.

When evening came and determination was nary connection from either man, interest rapidly escalated, prompting Billmaier's wife, Deborah, to interaction the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). By precocious Friday night, the USCG launched an exigency response, sending craft to hunt the Gulf.

"I americium heartbroken posting this. My husband, Brandon, went retired sportfishing yesterday with his uncle disconnected the seashore of Fort Myers," Deborah wrote successful an Instagram post. "They near aboriginal successful the greeting connected Friday, Dec. 19 and were meant to travel backmost that afternoon."

Brandon Billmaier, 33, went missing portion sportfishing disconnected the seashore of Florida with his uncle, Randall Spivey. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

DESPERATE SEARCH FOR 2 MEN UNDERWAY AFTER FISHING BOAT FOUND EMPTY 70 MILES OFF FLORIDA COAST

In the aboriginal greeting hours of Sunday, Dec. 20, the vessel was recovered drifting astir 70 miles disconnected the coast.

"The chopper has continued searching passim the night. As the prima rises, we are looking for further assistance successful the hunt efforts. If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize tin help, delight scope retired to us," she wrote. "If you cannot, delight support them successful your prayers arsenic we proceed to person religion that we volition find them."

The vessel that missing fishermen Randall Spivey, 57, and his nephew, Brandon Billmaier, 33, were connected was recovered empty. (U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg)

5 FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER 55 DAYS ADRIFT AT SEA

A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District said that the vessel was inactive moving erstwhile it was found, but some men were obscurity to beryllium found. 

"The vessel was successful gear," Riley Perkofski said. "We deployed a swimmer, and past the swimmer deployed the vessel's anchor truthful that it wouldn't support moving."

The Coast Guard said that they recovered that the boat's transmitter, known arsenic an exigency position-indicating vigor beacon, was inactive connected the vessel. 

Randall Spivey, 57, is 6-foot-1 and was past seen successful khaki pants and a dark-colored shirt. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

The Coast Guard and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) proceed coordinated aerial and oversea searches crossed the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities are asking anyone who whitethorn cognize the whereabouts of Spivey and Billmaier to interaction the LCSO astatine 239-477-1000, oregon 911. They tin besides interaction SWFL Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-780-TIPS to stay anonymous.

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Spivey was past seen wearing khaki pants and a dark-colored shirt. He has brownish hairsbreadth and brownish eyes and is 6'1", weighing 245 pounds. Billmaier is 6'2" and weighs 250 pounds. He has strawberry blonde hairsbreadth and brownish eyes.

Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and Sophia Compton contributed to this report.