Bahamas Clears US Divers to Search New Lynette Hooker Areas After 2 Months
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Updated · abcnews.com · May 28
Bahamas Clears US Divers to Search New Lynette Hooker Areas After 2 Months
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · May 28
Summary
Nearly two months after Lynette Hooker vanished on April 4, the Bahamas authorized the Coast Guard Investigative Service to send U.S. divers into newly identified search zones.
Forensic evidence from husband Brian Hooker's electronic devices pointed investigators to areas not previously searched, and officials said his account did not match GPS data recovered from those devices.
Brian Hooker told authorities bad weather caused Lynette to go overboard as they traveled by dinghy from Hope Town to their yacht, Soulmate; he was arrested April 8, released April 13 without charges, and later left the Bahamas.
The renewed dive search marks the latest turn in a U.S.-led investigation that has already seen the Coast Guard seize the couple's boat and Lynette Hooker's daughter publicly challenge Brian Hooker's story.