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The ordeal began on the morning of December 19, 2025, when Spivey and Billmaier set off before dawn aboard their 42-foot Freeman fishing boat, aptly named “Unstopp-A-Bull.” Departing from Fort Myers, they aimed for a day of bottom fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, expecting to return by afternoon. When they failed to appear, family members alerted authorities around 9 p.m. that evening. The boat was discovered early the next morning, floating upright about 70 miles offshore near Marco Island, its engine still running in gear and emergency beacon untouched. No signs of struggle or the men were evident, fueling theories of an accidental fall overboard or something more sinister.
