OVERBOARD

Missing American Woman Lost at Sea Identified

Lynette Hooker, 55, went overboard in the Bahamas.

An American woman reported missing after she was apparently swept away during an evening dinghy ride has been identified. Lynette Hooker, 55, was attempting to return to a yacht with her husband on a small dinghy when she fell overboard and was swept away by strong currents, according to Bahamian authorities. “Strong currents subsequently carried her away, and he lost sight of her,” police said. Hooker, who documented sailing life online with her husband as part of “The Sailing Hookers,” was holding the boat key when she went overboard, causing the engine to shut off. It is not known if she was wearing a life jacket. Her husband later reached a marina and reported the incident, triggering a search and rescue mission. Hours earlier, the couple had posted an image from the water with the caption: “Not going anywhere for a while?!” Hooker’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, said she has been “privy to little information.” “My sole concern is to find out what happened to my mother,” she said, calling for a “full and complete investigation.”