Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/04/1994
- Missing From:
- Missing From Marco Island, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 05/20/1969 (55)
- Age:
- Age 25 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’5, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Shearer has a mustache. He was born in Jamaica.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In November 1994, three Canadian friends – Kent Munro, David Madott, and Bill Shearer – were visiting Marco Island, Florida, with their friend Jeffrey Wandich. They went on a fishing and diving trip on Wandich’s boat, the *Sea Esta*, on November 4th.
After a brief engine problem, they stopped for bait and then went to a shipwreck about 55 miles from the island. They fished for an hour, then went diving. While underwater, the *Sea Esta* sank. The men surfaced to find their boat mostly underwater. They held onto the anchor rope for a while, but the boat eventually sank completely, and they were separated in rough seas.
Wandich said he briefly panicked and got separated from the other three. He swam to a nearby light tower alone and was rescued two days later. Munro, Madott, and Shearer have never been found.
The FBI investigated, concluding it was an accident and the men likely drowned. However, the *Sea Esta* was later examined and may have been overloaded, contributing to the sinking. Despite various rumors, the mystery of what happened to Munro, Madott, and Shearer remains unsolved, and their families continue to search for answers.
- Agency:
- Vanished info@vanished.org
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This person was missing Missing Since 11/04/1994