Loved ones of missing boater in Fort Pierce share stories of their friendship

Friends of the missing boater in Fort Pierce are speaking out as the U.S. Coast Guard and St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office continued their search on Tuesday. Brian Ronshausen, 50, was last seen launching a boat from Stan Blum Boat Ramp on Monday around 11 p.m. Investigators said a good Samaritan called 911 around 3 a.m. after seeing an unoccupied Carolina Skiff boat near Riverside Marina in Fort Pierce. That is when the search began for Ronshausen. Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said Port St. Lucie Police found fishing waders and a jacket near Spoil Island that belonged to the boater. WPBF 25 News talked to Trey Gill about his friendship with Ronshausen, which spanned more than three decades. “He did not know how to throw a net, and I taught him how to throw a net. And he started fishing,” Trey Gill said. The two friends soon bonded over their passion for fishing and, throughout the years, became roommates. Gill said Ronshausen typically fishes at night. “He usually fishes up at Dynamite Point, somewhere around there,” he told WPBF 25 News.Gill said he and his friends are praying for good news. “I talked to all of my fishing buddies. We’re a tight-knit family,” he said. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

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