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Gone quiet · last update Apr 14, 2026 / The Bahamas

The disappearance of Lynette Hooker during a boat trip in the Bahamas

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

In April 2026 Lynette Hooker, an American, went missing in the Bahamas after, her husband said, she fell overboard and was swept away by strong currents during a dinghy trip.[1][2] Bahamian police arrested the husband, Brian Hooker, and held him for questioning, but he was released without charges.[3][4]

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Bahamian police arrested the husband, Brian Hooker, and held him for questioning, but he was released without charges.[3][4]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-04-06 (UTC): 16%, 24 of 154 tracked outlets (3 left, 18 center, 3 right)Week of 2026-04-13 (UTC): 5%, 8 of 156 tracked outlets (2 left, 4 center, 2 right)Week of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (2 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Apr 13, 20262428 of 1565%
Apr 6, 2026318324 of 15416%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Apr 13, 2026 · first reported · Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

    American husband released without charges in wife's disappearance in Bahamas: attorney

Background

His arrest five days after she disappeared brought greater scrutiny to his account.[2] After his release he said he was choosing to believe she was still alive.[5]

Supporting stories (5)
  1. American woman missing after husband says she fell overboard, swept to sea during Bahamas boat trip
  2. Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who was aboard boat and vanished
  3. Husband arrested in woman's disappearance in Bahamas, days after he said she fell overboard
  4. American husband released without charges in wife's disappearance in Bahamas: attorney
  5. Husband of woman missing in Bahamas speaks out after release from police custody

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 6 recorded updates

April 2026

  1. American husband released without charges in wife's disappearance in Bahamas: attorneyHeadline from ABC 11 Raleigh · 1 outlet
  2. Husband of woman missing in Bahamas speaks out after release from police custodyHeadline from NBC News · 7 outlets
  3. Husband of American woman missing in Bahamas will remain in custody after being questioned: attorneyHeadline from ABC 13 Houston · 1 outlet
  4. Husband arrested in woman's disappearance in Bahamas, days after he said she fell overboardHeadline from NBC 6 South Florida · 10 outlets
  5. American woman missing after husband says she fell overboard, swept to sea during Bahamas boat tripHeadline from New York Post · 5 outlets
  6. Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who was aboard boat and vanishedHeadline from WMUR · 20 outlets

Coverage & sources

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