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Coast Guard ends search for Lynette Hooker in Bahamas
Investigators say the search found no remains, and the dinghy and sailboat were seized for forensic testing.
- On Friday, the United States Coast Guard terminated its search for Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas after a multi-day dive and ROV operation failed to recover her remains. The agency continues treating the disappearance as a possible crime.
- Lynette Hooker vanished on the night of April 4 while returning to the Soulmate aboard an 8-foot dinghy. Her husband, Brian Hooker, reported her missing the following morning, claiming she went overboard in rough waters.
- The Coast Guard Investigative Service is leading a parallel criminal probe, having seized the Soulmate and the 8-foot dinghy for forensic examination. Bahamian authorities previously questioned and released Brian Hooker without charges.
- Last week, divers, ROVs, UAVs, and a Fast Patrol Cutter were deployed to the Bay of Abaco for specialized underwater operations. The search targeted newly identified areas after investigators found inconsistencies in location data and statements.
- Investigation into the disappearance remains active under United States jurisdiction despite the search's conclusion. Brian Hooker has returned to the United States and consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case.
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A new search for Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas ends without answers about the missing American sailor
(CNN) — The disappearance of Lynette Hooker in the waters off the Bahamas in April has put a lingering cloud of speculation over her husband and set off a federal criminal investigation, paving the way for a renewed search this month and new questions about what happened the night she went missing.
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