Alonzo Lee Kent IV, a 40-year-old salesman from Gulf Breeze, Florida, was last seen on August 26, 2011. An Auburn University graduate and married man, Kent embarked on a solo fishing trip into the Gulf of Mexico aboard his 36-foot Boston Whaler, named the "Monkey Bar II," and did not return. His family reported him missing on the morning of August 28, 2011. This prompted a large-scale search by the U.S.
Coast Guard, which covered an area larger than the state of Maryland before being called off.
Several days following his disappearance, Kent's boat was discovered adrift and unoccupied off the coast of Chuburna, a town on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, approximately 550 miles away. The keys to the "Monkey Bar II" were found in the console, and the boat was reportedly out of gas. There were no immediate signs of foul play on the vessel. The boat was taken into custody by Mexican authorities for investigation.
Subsequent to the discovery of his boat, it was revealed that an arrest warrant had been issued for Kent on August 30, 2011, the same day the Coast Guard concluded its search. The warrant was related to allegations of stalking and harassment made by a Pensacola woman, who had obtained a temporary restraining order against him on August 26, the day he went missing.
In late September 2011, a decomposed body of a white male was discovered by the Mexican Navy floating about 60 miles from where Kent's boat was found. However, due to the state of decomposition, the facial features were unrecognizable, and it was speculated that the body could have also been that of a man who went missing from an oil platform. Despite the official classification as a missing person, Kent's family held a memorial service for him, believing he was lost at sea.Last Seen: Aug 26, 2011
