Infrared Camera On Seized Sailboat Probed In Lynette Hooker Case
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is processing an infrared camera seized from the sailboat Soulmate as potential evidence in the investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker.[1]
The device is a FLIR infrared camera that can detect heat and uses cloud-based memory.[1] Coast Guard Investigative Services is handling the camera after the agency seized Soulmate earlier in May.[1]
On April 5, 2026, Brian Hooker reported in the Bahamas that his wife Lynette fell overboard during a nighttime dinghy ride.[1] Hooker was detained and questioned in the Bahamas, later released, and has denied wrongdoing; he has not been charged.[1] A friend told CBS that Hooker showed off the infrared device while Soulmate was docked in New Orleans in March 2023.[1]
Investigators say the camera and its cloud records could yield images or heat signatures that help explain what happened.[1] Officials have not announced any charges as processing continues.[1]
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- On April 5, 2026, Brian Hooker reported in the Bahamas that his wife Lynette fell overboard during a nighttime dinghy ride.
- The couple's sailboat 'Soulmate' carried a FLIR infrared camera capable of detecting heat and using a cloud memory system.
- The U.S. Coast Guard seized the 'Soulmate' earlier in May 2026, and Coast Guard Investigative Services is now processing the camera as potential evidence.
- A friend told CBS that Brian Hooker showed off the infrared device while the boat was docked in New Orleans in March 2023.
- Brian Hooker has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged; he was detained for questioning in the Bahamas and later released before returning to the U.S.
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