(NewsNation) — The search continued Monday for two missing boaters who took off on a fishing trip from Fort Myers last week and have yet to return.
Randall Spivey, 57, and his nephew Brandon Billmaier, 33, left early Friday morning from a residential dock and were supposed to return home that afternoon.
When the pair hadn’t returned by 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Billmaier’s wife contacted the U.S. Coast Guard, she wrote on Facebook.
A few hours later, their 42-foot boat was discovered roughly 70 miles offshore, but the men were nowhere to be found. USCG shared a photo of the boat, which appeared to have its anchor line dropped and was not visibly damaged.
Billmaier’s wife, Deborah Billmaier, has asked the public for help via social media.
“We are asking for vessels capable of a 225-mile range to assist in a major offshore search,” she wrote.
She said there would be a reward for those who help locate the pair.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to USCG Sector St. Petersburg at 866-881-1392.
NewsNation local affiliate WFLA contributed to this report.