Why investigators are searching both land and sea for missing Michigan woman in Bahamas

HOPE TOWN, Bahamas – The U.S.Coast Guard entered day three in the renewed search to find 55-year-old Lynette Hooker, who has been missing since April, as teams comb both land and sea for evidence in the case.Fox News Digital got an up-close look at how the team has been carrying out the mission, with divers seen scouring the Sea of Abaco near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas.On land, investigators are relying on help from the Broward County Sheriff's Office cadaver dog.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X"At this point they will leave no stone unturned.
The investigators will backtrack into the last known moment that she was seen based on hard evidence.Then they’ll move forward from there," said Nicole Parker, former FBI special agent and Fox News contributor.Members of the U.S.
Coast Guard and the Bahamian Police Force search waters near Hope Town, The Bahamas, on June 3, 2026, looking for clues in the disappearance of American boater Lynette Hooker, last seen alive in early April.(AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBAND’S ARRESTLynette Hooker's husband, Brian Hooker, initially told police his wife went overboard from a dinghy boat and she was swept away by the currents, while he was able to paddle to shore.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERMembers of the Broward County Sheriff's Office and Maggie the cadaver dog arrive at the Abaco Inn in Hope Town, The Bahamas, on June 3, 2026, to conduct a search related to missing American boater Lynette Hooker, last seen in early April.
(AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)GOT A TIP?The specific location where he says she fell overboard allegedly contradicts the GPS data investigators gathered from his cellphone, a U.S.official familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital.Members of the U.S.
Coast Guard and the Bahamian Defence Force arrive at The Abaco Inn in Hope Town, The Bahamas, on June 3, 2026, to conduct a search related to missing Americ...