Husband of mom who vanished in Bahamas didn’t use $33K thermal boat camera to look for her, friend says
The husband of a missing woman in the Bahamas reportedly did not utilize a $33,000 thermal camera on his boat during the search for her. Friends of Brian Hooker claim that the advanced camera system could have aided in locating his wife, Lynette, who fell overboard. The Coast Guard has since opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
- ▪Brian Hooker did not use a $33,000 thermal camera to search for his missing wife.
- ▪The couple's boat, Soulmate, was equipped with a FLIR system capable of detecting heat signatures.
- ▪The Coast Guard has launched a criminal investigation into Lynette Hooker's disappearance.
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US News Husband of mom who vanished in Bahamas didn’t use $33K thermal boat camera to look for her, friend says By Adam Sabes, Fox News Published May 26, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Nancy Guthrie case points to criminal underworld 'wrench attack' theory Husband, mother-in-law busted in woman's cold-case murder amid backyard dig Man found naked behind Burger King with amnesia may have concealed mysterious past A friend of Brian Hooker says the husband of a missing American woman had a $33,000 high-tech thermal camera on his boat that night and never used it to search for her. After leaving shore at Hope Town in the Bahamas at around 7:30 p.m.
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