ON APPELLANT’S MOTION TO REMAND

Appellant William Wagner, the claimant in the workers’ compensation proceedings below, moves for an order remanding this cause to the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) for a hearing de novo, showing that a transcript of the final hearing cannot be produced for inclusion in the record on appeal. Appellant appends to this motion a letter from the executive secretary of the JCC, indicating that the audiotape of the hearing has been lost, and that the JCC is now sitting as a county court judge. As a consequence of the JCC’s unavailability, the parties will be unable to secure his approval of a statement of evidence and proceedings in lieu of a transcript, as provided for by Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200(b)(4). Accordingly, we grant the motion to remand, vacate the final order being appealed herein, and remand for a hearing de novo. See Arnold Lumber Co. v. Harris, 469 So.2d 786 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

*695ORDER VACATED and CAUSE REMANDED.