Husband’s phone GPS data prompts feds to search 25-foot-deep Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker: sources
Brian Hooker's phone GPS data has led U.S. authorities to search a new area in the Bahamas for his missing wife, Lynette Hooker. The couple was sailing when Lynette reportedly fell overboard, but discrepancies in the husband's account have raised suspicions. The Coast Guard has seized their sailboat and is conducting further investigations.
- ▪GPS data from Brian Hooker's phone prompted a search in 25-foot-deep Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker.
- ▪Brian Hooker initially claimed that rough waters caused his wife to fall off their dinghy.
- ▪The Coast Guard has seized the couple's sailboat, Soulmate, for investigation purposes.
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U.S. Husband’s phone GPS data prompts feds to search 25-foot-deep Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker: sources Marine navigation app data allegedly shows discrepancy with what he first told police, sources say By Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns Fox News Published May 28, 2026 11:01am EDT | Updated May 28, 2026 11:09am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Coast Guard seizes Brian Hooker's yacht after wife's Bahamas disappearance The vessel 'Soulmate,' owned by Brian Hooker and his missing wife Lynette Hooker, was brought to Fort Pierce, Florida, and secured at a U.S. Coast Guard station.
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