Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent
Six months after 55-year-old Lynette Hooker disappeared during a sailing holiday in the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard Investigative Service is still investigating, according to former FBI agent Nicole Parker. Parker said investigators are working to reconstruct what may have happened on the water, and that the case has not been “put to rest”.
Hooker’s husband, Brian, told investigators she fell overboard from their dinghy near Hope Town on 4 April as they returned to their sailboat. He was detained and questioned by Bahamian authorities, then released, and has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing. Investigators seized the sailboat in May, sent the couple’s dinghy to a US forensic laboratory and deployed divers in June; Hooker’s mother has said she believes her daughter made it back to the boat, but has not explained why.
- The investigation into Lynette Hooker’s disappearance remains active six months later.
- US investigators seized the couple’s sailboat and sent the dinghy for forensic testing.
- Her husband has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing.
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Lynette Hooker, aged 55, disappeared in April whilst on a sailing holiday in the Bahamas. According to her husband, Brian, she fell overboard from their dinghy near Hope Town as they were returning to their sailing boat.
Bahamian authorities questioned Brian Hooker and subsequently released him without charge or accusation of wrongdoing. The US Coast Guard Investigative Service is investigating the case and has carried out searches, seized the sailing boat and sent the dinghy for forensic analysis.
Hooker's mother has stated she believes her daughter survived and made it back to the sailing boat, though she has not explained why. Given the uncertainty about what actually happened, the case remains a focus of investigation.