{"id":296226,"date":"2026-06-04T19:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/296226\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:45:12","slug":"bso-k-9-team-joins-search-for-missing-woman-in-bahamas-fox-news-reports-husband-may-have-left-us-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/296226\/","title":{"rendered":"BSO K-9 team joins search for missing woman in Bahamas; Fox News reports husband may have left US &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) \u2014 A Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 team has joined the U.S. Coast Guard in the Bahamas as investigators narrow down their search area for a Michigan woman who has been missing at sea for months.<\/p>\n<p>The BSO K-9 team with cadaver dog Maggie, was spotted Wednesday along with <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/coast-guard-looks-to-send-divers-to-new-bahamas-waters-in-search-for-lynette-hooker-official-says\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/coast-guard-looks-to-send-divers-to-new-bahamas-waters-in-search-for-lynette-hooker-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">USCG divers searching a new area <\/a>for 55-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/coast-guard-begins-new-search-in-bahamas-for-missing-michigan-woman\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/coast-guard-begins-new-search-in-bahamas-for-missing-michigan-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lynette Hooker,<\/a> who remains missing two months after her husband, Brian Hooker, said she went overboard and was swept away.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials said GPS data recovered from Brian\u2019s electronic devices did not match what he told police, leading investigators to zero in on different locations.<\/p>\n<p>One of the locations they are searching is called Lubbers Cay. It is only two minutes away from where the Hooker\u2019 sailboat, \u201cThe Soulmate,\u201d was anchored.<\/p>\n<p>That sailboat is now in Florida after being seized by the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Teams are also scouring the coastline around a quarter mile from where Brian said he ended up after his wife vanished.<\/p>\n<p>Brian was <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/husband-arrested-in-bahamas-after-us-woman-vanishes-from-boat-denies-wrongdoing-lawyer-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/bahamas-police-release-michigan-man-questioned-after-his-wife-disappeared-from-the-couples-boat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">later released<\/a> without any charges.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Brian <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/husband-of-missing-american-woman-in-the-bahamas-says-hell-keep-searching-for-her-following-his-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said he would stay in the Bahamas<\/a> until his wife was found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to keep going. I\u2019m not leaving until I\u2019m told to leave or convinced that it\u2019s fruitless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, just hours after his release, Brian did return to the U.S. Thursday morning, Fox News reported that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/brian-hooker-may-have-left-us-friend-claims-former-prosecutor-says-feds-likely-crosshairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">may have left the U.S.<\/a> by the way of the California-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 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