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New video shows Coast Guard's Bahamas hunt as team dives into forensics exam of seized Lynette Hooker dinghy
By Kelsie Cairns
Published June 08, 2026
FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service has released new video from their search to find missing American Lynette Hooker.
The agency spent four days in the Bahamas last week looking for any clues. Investigators returned to the U.S. with the dinghy that Lynette and her husband Brian were boating on in the Sea of Abaco before she disappeared.
Search teams deployed a range of specialized resources such as divers, remotely operated underwater vehicles, drones and even a cadaver dog in their search.
A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew and CGIS Investigators search for missing person Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas on June 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
A USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) boat crew and U.S. Coast Guard Divers search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
Lynette Hooker vanished in April while on a boating vacation with her husband in Hope Town, Bahamas.
U.S. Coast Guard Divers search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 3, 2026. (.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
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U.S. Coast Guard Divers, CGIS Investigators and RBDF personnel utilize a remotely operated underwater vehicle to search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 4, 2026. The Coast Guard's efforts were supported by the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, and K-9 Maggie from the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Coast Guard units included the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105), home ported in Miami, Florida, and Coast Guard divers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Adam Harris)
He claims she fell overboard into the Sea of Abaco, as the pair navigated rough seas on their dinghy. He resurfaced; Lynette vanished.
U.S. Coast Guard Divers, CGIS Investigators and RBDF personnel utilize a remotely operated underwater vehicle to search for a missing person during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 4, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Adam Harris)
Divers with the Coast Guard Investigative Service look for clues in the search for missing woman Lynette Hooker. (Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
The dinghy CGIS was able to transfer over to U.S. custody from Bahamian authorities and will undergo additional forensic examination.
U.S. Coast Guard Divers search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
WATCH: Coast Guard Investigative Service navigates Sea of Abaco in Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell, which is based in Miami, was used in the mission.
U.S. Coast Guard Divers search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
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CGIS is leading the investigation, and the agency investigates a wide range of federal crimes, including fraud, cybercrime, drug trafficking and homicides.
USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) boat crew and CGIS Investigators search for Lynette Hooker during a CGIS investigation in the Bahamas, June 2, 2026. Search operations employed a range of specialized capabilities, including divers, remotely operated underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, and a cadaver dog to thoroughly examine newly identified areas of interest. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
Authorities will release more information as it becomes available.
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