Search intensifies for missing boater after vessel found off Florida coast

PINEY POINT, Fla. (CBS12) — An urgent search is underway for a missing man after his boat was discovered off the western Florida coast on Monday.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said its crews and partner agencies are searching for 69-year-old Russell Trudeau after his 17-foot boat was found off the coast of Piney Point in Manatee County.

Trudeau reportedly departed from the Palmetto area, not far from where his boat was found, according to the USCG…

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