Brandon Billmaier, 33, went missing after a December 19, 2025 fishing trip off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. He and his uncle, 57-year-old Randall Spivey, left that morning from a residence on Intracoastal Ct on a 42-foot Freeman boat and did not return as expected that afternoon. Family reported them missing that evening and authorities described both as endangered adults.

Billmaier is described as a white male with strawberry blond hair and brown eyes, 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 250 pounds. He worked as an attorney with Shiner Law Group. On December 20 the U.S. Coast Guard located the vessel roughly 70 miles offshore, adrift with the engine running and no one on board. An extensive search covering about 6,700 square miles was conducted before the Coast Guard suspended active searching at sunset on December 22, 2025. The FBI has reportedly taken over the missing persons case.

Anyone who knew the men or saw the boat that weekend is asked to contact U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg with information.