{"id":12546,"date":"2026-06-04T21:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12546"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:19:07","slug":"coast-guard-seizes-dinghy-in-bahamas-that-lynette-hooker-allegedly-bounced-off-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12546","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard seizes dinghy in Bahamas that Lynette Hooker allegedly &#8220;bounced off&#8221; of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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A cadaver dog was also seen with investigators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dinghy could provide insight into what happened the night 55-year-old Lynette Hooker of Michigan disappeared. Brian Hooker, who reported her missing on April 5, initially told investigators his wife &#8220;bounced off&#8221; the dinghy during rough waters. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\">He said<\/span> the couple had gone for a nighttime ride aboard the dinghy from Elbow Cay in the Bahamas when she fell overboard and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/04\/99cbce35-0432-4af2-8e10-cb9d7bf4c160\/thumbnail\/620x350\/5ffb2471e0dde743687a5db0665aa4a4\/img-3181.jpg#\" alt=\"img-3181.jpg \" height=\"350\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/04\/99cbce35-0432-4af2-8e10-cb9d7bf4c160\/thumbnail\/620x350\/5ffb2471e0dde743687a5db0665aa4a4\/img-3181.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/04\/99cbce35-0432-4af2-8e10-cb9d7bf4c160\/thumbnail\/1240x700\/30f8ac21b900f444c56c28daabe1d2ef\/img-3181.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U.S. Coast Guard investigators seize a dinghy in the Bahamas that missing Michigan woman Lynette Hooker was allegedly riding in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brian Hooker was initially detained by Bahamian authorities but released after five days of questioning. He has since returned to the U.S. He has not been charged with a crime and denies any wrongdoing. Lynette Hooker has not yet been found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GPS data from an electronic device seized by authorities appears to differ <span class=\"link\">from his account of what happened<\/span> that night, which has sparked this new search in the Bahamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sailboat <span class=\"link\">the couple was using<\/span> in their travels around the Bahamas was seized by the Coast Guard last month.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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