Lynette Hooker search: Coast Guard wants to send US divers to Bahamas
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking permission from the Bahamas to deploy divers in the search for Lynette Hooker, who has been missing since April 4. Forensic evidence from her husband Brian Hooker's electronic devices has pointed investigators to new search areas. Brian Hooker was previously arrested and questioned but was released without charges, and the couple's boat has been seized by the Coast Guard.
- ▪Lynette Hooker went missing on April 4 while in the Bahamas.
- ▪The Coast Guard Investigative Service is leading the search efforts.
- ▪Forensic evidence from Brian Hooker's devices has led to new areas of interest for the search.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onLynette Hooker search: Coast Guard to ask Bahamas for permission to send in US divers, officials sayLynette Hooker has been missing since the evening of April 4.ByLuke BarrMay 27, 2026, 5:46 PM2:05Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media. the_sailing_hookers/InstagramThe Coast Guard Investigative Service is preparing to ask the Bahamas for permission to send in U.S divers to search new areas in the ongoing search for Lynette Hooker, an American woman who went overboard and vanished in the Bahamas nearly two months ago, according to multiple U.S.
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