{"id":11546,"date":"2026-04-09T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/coast-guard-opens-criminal-investigation-into-missing-woman-last-seen-in-bahamas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T00:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:01:22","slug":"coast-guard-opens-criminal-investigation-into-missing-woman-last-seen-in-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/coast-guard-opens-criminal-investigation-into-missing-woman-last-seen-in-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard opens criminal investigation into missing woman last seen in Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>HOPE TOWN, Bahamas \u2014 The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a criminal investigation into the disappearance of an American woman who was last seen in the Bahamas, a Coast Guard official confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lynette Hooker, 55, of Michigan, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/missing-persons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went missing<\/a> Saturday while traveling by boat with her husband Brian Hooker, 58, according to Bahama officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly fell into the water and was carried away by the current, according to Brian.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bahamian authorities have since launched extensive search-and-rescue operations, spanning marine, land, and aerial areas. Efforts have included the use of drones and professional divers to locate Hooker.<\/p>\n<p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; FOX NEWS<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the website foxnews.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in its entirety and distribute them further. The content was made available to us through the rss mechanism<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/coast-guard-opens-criminal-investigation-missing-woman-last-seen-bahamas\">Original Content<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOPE TOWN, Bahamas \u2014 The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a criminal investigation into the disappearance of an American woman who was last seen in the Bahamas, a Coast Guard official confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday. 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