U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Dinghy in Lynette Hooker Case for Forensics as Mother Alleges Foul Play
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Dinghy in Lynette Hooker Case for Forensics as Mother Alleges Foul Play
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
Months after Lynette Hooker vanished in the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard took custody of the dinghy she was last known to be on and plans further forensic testing.
Darlene Hamlett, Hooker’s mother, said her daughter made it back to the sailboat Soulmate and that “there was foul play,” directly disputing husband Brian Hooker’s account.
Brian Hooker has said Lynette fell from the dinghy on April 4 near Elbow Cay, was swept away by currents, and took the ignition key with her, forcing him to paddle ashore.
Investigators had already searched the Sea of Abaco and nearby land last month with dive teams and a cadaver dog, while the Coast Guard Investigative Service said it could not discuss the ongoing case.
Lynette Hooker’s body has not been found, Brian Hooker has not been charged, and his attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.