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Lynette Hooker may have returned to sailboat before disappearance, source says

Lynette Hooker may have returned to sailboat before disappearance, source says

Summary

A Michigan woman, Lynette Hooker, went missing in the Bahamas in April while on a sailboat trip with her husband, Brian Hooker. Investigators are considering that Lynette may have returned to the couple's sailboat before disappearing, and they are also looking into whether there was a fight between the couple on the boat.

Key Facts

  • Lynette Hooker, 55, was reported missing on April 5 by her husband Brian Hooker.
  • Brian said Lynette fell overboard from a dinghy and was swept away by rough waters.
  • Authorities have not found Lynette’s body.
  • Brian Hooker was briefly detained but not charged and denies any wrongdoing.
  • Investigators now think Lynette might have made it back to the sailboat named "Soulmate."
  • They are investigating if a physical fight happened on the sailboat.
  • The Coast Guard seized the sailboat in May near Florida and the dinghy in June in the Bahamas.
  • Evidence from the sailboat is being examined at an FBI facility in Virginia.
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