The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing boaters off Fort Myers, pending the development of new information.
Missing are 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier.
Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched by air and sea covering approximately 6,700 square miles, about the size of the state of Connecticut. On-scene weather conditions during the search were approximately 10 mph winds and 3-foot seas.
“The Coast Guard diligently searched with our pilots, boat forces, cutter crews, and numerous partners,” said Lt. Amy Harrison, a search and rescue mission coordinator for Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. “We saturated an incredibly large search area but, unfortunately, were unable to locate the two missing men.”…