Missing Michigan woman Lynette Hooker may have returned to her sailboat before disappearance in the Bahamas, source says

Key Points:

• The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman who went missing in the Bahamas in April, exploring the possibility she returned to the couple's sailboat before vanishing, contrary to her husband's claim that she fell overboard from a dinghy.
• Authorities are also probing whether a physical altercation occurred aboard the sailboat, the "Soulmate," which was seized by the Coast Guard off Florida in May, while the dinghy was seized in the Bahamas in June.
• Lynette's husband, Brian Hooker, reported her missing and claimed she was swept away by rough waters after falling off the dinghy; he denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged, having been briefly detained and then released by Bahamian authorities.
• Evidence from the sailboat is being analyzed at an FBI facility in Quantico, Virginia, as investigators continue to review the circumstances surrounding Lynette Hooker's disappearance.
• Brian Hooker previously described their sailing experience positively, calling them "co-captains," but family members have been informed by U.S. authorities that new findings may contradict his account.