An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were heading back to their yacht, âSoulmate,â when the wife âbouncedâ out of the boat, according to Richard Cook, fire team lead with Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue. The womanâs husband said the couple hit strong currents after they had left Hope Town and were headed to Elbow Cay Saturday night in a small 8-foot hard-bottom dinghy, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said. Cook said Lynette Hooker was not wearing a personal flotation device. However, her daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told CNN that Brian Hooker left her a voicemail saying authorities had found a flotation device he threw to Lynette Hooker after she went overboard. According to police, Brian Hooker told them âstrong currents subsequently carried her away,â and âhe lost sight of her.â Hooker told officials that he last saw his wife swimming toward the shore. When she fell overboard, Hooker said she had the engine safety lany
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In some of his first interviews since being released from police custody in the Bahamas, Brian Hooker told news networks Tuesday he is choosing to believe his wife is still alive and plans to go back out and search for her. âNo one has…
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In some of his first interviews since being released from police custody in the Bahamas, Brian Hooker told news networks Tuesday he is choosing to believe his wife is still alive and plans to go back out and search for…
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Read original at Fox News →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…
Read original at CNN →Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboard Lynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed,…
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Read original at Fox News →An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and…
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In some of his first interviews since being released from police custody in the Bahamas, Brian Hooker told news networks Tuesday he is choosing to believe his wife is still alive and plans to go back out and search for her. âNo one has…
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View source →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…
View source →Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboard Lynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed, “We’re finally…
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