Brazilian born millionaire, Guma Aguiar went missing on Tuesday night after leaving his family home

Guma Aguiar, a Brazilian-born, Jewish philanthropist who has given millions of dollars from his oil and gas fortune to Israeli and Jewish causes, has gone missing after his motorboat washed ashore in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday.
Thirty-five-year-old Guma Aguiar's boat the 31-feet T.T. Zion washed up on the sands of East Las Olas Boulevard at around 1.15 a.m. with its navigation lights still on and its engines still running.
The energy magnate is believed to have left his home at around 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday night to take his private boat out and has not been seen since.
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Brazilian born millionaire, Guma Aguiar went missing on Tuesday night after leaving his family home

When the yacht was found by police, they immediately traveled to Aguiar's Fort Lauderdale home where his wife Jaime Aguiar informed officers that she thought he was in his office.
The U.S. Coast Guard, Broward Sheriff's and Fort Lauderdale Police marine units shortly afterwards launched a massive search for the missing businessman when he was found to be unaccounted for.