Todd Battaglino, 50, was last seen January 7, 2019, when he left the Royal Palm Marina in Englewood, Florida around 3:00 p.m. on his 18-foot white Parker boat to go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. He frequently fished alone. When he failed to return, family reported him missing early the next day and a multi-agency search began.

On January 8 around 6:00 p.m. a Coast Guard helicopter found Battaglino’s boat adrift about 16 miles west of Stump Pass Beach State Park. The engine was running and fishing lines were in the water, but Battaglino was not aboard. Search efforts over 3,800 square miles continued for 98 hours before being suspended on January 9, 2019. Battaglino is presumed lost at sea and the case remains unresolved.

If anyone saw Todd or his boat the afternoon of January 7, 2019, or has information about his disappearance, please come forward.