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U.S. Coast Guard Can Send Divers to Bahamas to Search for Missing American Woman Lynette Hooker, Source Says

Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 5:20 PM EDT / CBS News

U.S. Coast Guard Can Send Divers to Bahamas to Search for Missing American Woman Lynette Hooker, Source Says

TL;DR

  • The U.S. Coast Guard is now permitted to send divers to unsearched areas in the Bahamas to look for Lynette Hooker.
  • Newly obtained GPS data may contradict the account given by Lynette Hooker's husband, Brian Hooker, of her disappearance.
  • The couple's sailboat, the Soulmate, was seized, and investigators are looking into an infrared camera found on board.
  • Investigators are also trying to identify witnesses who may have been near the Soulmate on the night of the disappearance.
  • Lynette Hooker's daughter expressed skepticism about Brian Hooker's version of events.