Overview
- Lynette Hooker was reported to have fallen from a dinghy on April 4 and her husband told authorities he paddled to shore and reached Marsh Harbour early the next morning.
- The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service seized the couple's sailboat Soulmate between May 8 and May 10 and moved it to Fort Pierce for evidence processing.
- Agents are specifically examining a FLIR infrared/thermal camera found on the boat that can detect heat signatures and can save images to cloud memory.
- Investigators have not determined whether the camera was used the night of the disappearance, and Brian Hooker was held briefly in the Bahamas but has not been charged.
- Authorities have warned that forensic value can decline after weeks at sea and have asked the public to help identify other vessels seen near Soulmate as they continue the criminal probe.