UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Purple Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.
FLORIDA (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for a missing man last known to be in Fernandina Beach in Nassau County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
FDLE identified the missing person as Shane Connelly, 47. He is described as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes. FDLE listed his height as 6 feet and his weight as 240 pounds.
The alert is statewide, but the last known area provided in the FDLE flyer is Fernandina Beach. That places the case under local law enforcement in Nassau County, with FDLE distributing the information through its Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse.
FDLE’s flyer asks anyone with information to contact the Fernandina Beach Police Department at 904-277-7342 or call 911.
For residents, the immediate takeaway is simple: if you believe you have information connected to this missing person, the request is to call police right away. The alert provides identifying details to help the public recognize the missing man if seen.
What happens next will depend on tips and investigative steps handled by the Fernandina Beach Police Department, with FDLE continuing to circulate the Purple Alert information through its statewide system.
The official FDLE flyer is posted online through the agency’s MCICSearch portal.
