US dive team to investigate the waters where Lynette Hooker vanished

31 May 2026 • 6:19 PM MYT
The Independent
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US dive team to investigate the waters where Lynette Hooker vanished

  • The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI are preparing to search a specific area of the Sea of Abaco for evidence related to Lynette Hooker's disappearance last month in the Bahamas.
  • The search location was determined by GPS data recovered from the couple's boat, "Soulmate," which reportedly contradicts the account given by her husband, Brian Hooker.
  • Lynette Hooker vanished after Brian Hooker claimed she fell from their dinghy, taking the engine key, forcing him to paddle to shore to report her missing.
  • A U.S. dive team has been approved by Bahamian officials to investigate the waters, seeking evidence and to retrieve Lynette Hooker's body, if possible.
  • Brian Hooker, who denies any wrongdoing and has been released from Bahamian custody, has not been charged, though his daughter noted a history of marital conflict.

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