Police say they’re trying to find an American lady who disappeared Saturday within the Bahamas. The lady’s husband instructed authorities that his spouse went lacking after falling from their boat and being swept out to sea.
The lacking lady was recognized Monday as Lynette Hooker from Michigan, in accordance with Hope City Volunteer Fireplace and Rescue. Her husband, Brian Hooker, reported that he and his spouse, who’re each U.S. nationals, left Hope City for Elbow Cay on the Bahamian island of Abaco at round 7:30 p.m. native time on Saturday, in accordance with the Royal Bahamas Police Power. They’d set sail aboard an 8-foot hard-bottom dinghy, police mentioned.
“She apparently bounced out of the boat,” Hope City Volunteer Fireplace and Rescue chief Troy Pritchard instructed CBS Information on Monday.
Brian Hooker instructed police that his spouse fell overboard with the keys to the boat, inflicting its engine to show off. He mentioned that robust currents carried her out to sea, and he overlooked her, in accordance with police. Brian Hooker paddled the dinghy to shore, arriving hours later on the Marsh Harbor Boat Yard at 4 a.m. Sunday morning.
Lynette Hooker was carrying a black bathing swimsuit on the time, officers mentioned. The search and rescue efforts continued Monday.
“They have been out once more immediately,” Pritchard instructed CBS Information. “We nonetheless have not discovered something.”
Police mentioned Brian Hooker instructed somebody his spouse was lacking as soon as he made it to the boat yard, and that particular person knowledgeable authorities. Officers proceeded to look the encircling space, with assist from members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Power and Hope City hearth officers.
“U.S. counterparts, volunteers, the Royal Bahamas Police Power and the Royal Bahamas Defence Power are helping with this,” the Royal Bahamas Police Power instructed CBS Information in a press release. The U.S. Coast Guard Miami Sector additionally offered air help to Bahamian authorities of their search Sunday.
Police have requested folks locally who could have info related to the probe to report what they know to regulation enforcement, or submit nameless suggestions via Crime Stoppers.
The U.S. State Division warned of probably lethal boating points within the Bahamas in a journey advisory issued in March 2025, which mentioned “boating is just not nicely regulated” on the islands, and “accidents and deaths have occurred.” The advisory additionally warned that watercraft, like jet skis, could come from unlicensed operators who “typically ignore climate forecasts.” It inspired vacationers to “at all times observe native climate and marine alerts.”
