2026年5月27日 美国东部时间下午4:34 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
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一位了解调查情况的美国官员告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，在林内特·胡克巴哈马失踪案中，新获取的GPS数据促使美国调查人员重新启动对这位密歇根州失踪女性遗体的搜寻工作。
在法医证据似乎与她丈夫关于失踪当晚行踪的说法出现矛盾后，美国调查人员已向巴哈马方面申请许可，派遣潜水队在阿巴科海域的新区域搜寻林内特·胡克的遗体。
这位美国官员告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，从布莱恩·胡克的一台电子设备中提取的GPS数据显示，该设备的移动轨迹与他向调查人员的陈述不符。这位官员表示，新获取的数据显示，该设备曾被带到海上，在阿巴科海域停留后返回，这为调查人员提供了更精确的搜寻地点。
林内特·胡克的家人告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，海岸警卫队的调查人员还要求他们提供DNA样本以协助调查。
该案的其余证据仍在匡蒂科的联邦调查局（FBI）进行处理，但调查人员认为，从至少一台电子设备中提取的GPS信息已经确定了此前未被搜查过的区域，潜水员应前往这些区域寻找包括林内特·胡克遗体在内的额外证据。
由于搜救行动将在巴哈马领海内进行，尽管涉事船只悬挂美国国旗，美国当局仍需获得巴哈马方面的许可。
这一最新进展是林内特·胡克失踪案调查迄今最重大的转折点之一，引发了人们对布莱恩·胡克关于4月4日当晚情况的说法的新质疑。布莱恩·胡克当时告诉当局，他的妻子在阿巴科地区夜间乘船时从一艘8英尺长的充气艇上跌落，被船钥匙冲走，导致他无法重新启动发动机，被迫划桨数小时后才靠岸，哥伦比亚广播公司新闻此前曾报道。
布莱恩·胡克向当地当局报告称，林内特·胡克最后被看到的地点位于埃尔博凯和霍普敦附近的帕特湾附近。
布莱恩·胡克否认有任何不当行为，也未被指控犯罪。他曾被巴哈马当局拘留接受讯问，五天后未被起诉获释。据他的巴哈马律师透露，获释后他前往美国探望生病的母亲。目前他的下落不明。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻此前也曾报道，布莱恩·胡克曾分享过他声称显示充气艇航线和林内特·胡克落水地点的地图。
但调查人员现在认为，他们掌握了独立的法医数据，削弱了这一说法，并将调查指向了不同的搜寻区域。
此次计划中的潜水搜救行动正值美国刑事调查范围扩大之际。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻此前曾报道，海岸警卫队调查服务部门本月早些时候扣押了这对夫妇的帆船“灵魂伴侣号”（Soulmate），作为调查的一部分。调查人员还一直在检查船上的技术设备，包括一台红外摄像机，是否可能包含与案件相关的证据。
据消息人士透露，目前尚不清楚布莱恩·胡克是否使用过这台摄像机，但该设备正作为正在进行的调查的一部分进行处理。
克里斯蒂安·贝纳维德斯对本篇报道亦有贡献。
U.S. investigators plan new Bahamas search after GPS data appears to contradict Brian Hooker’s account of wife’s disappearance
May 27, 2026 4:34 PM EDT / CBS News
By Nicole Sganga
Nicole Sganga Homeland Security and Justice Correspondent
Nicole Sganga is CBS News’ homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms.
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Newly obtained GPS data in the case of Lynette Hooker’s disappearance in the Bahamas has prompted U.S. investigators to relaunch a search for the body of the missing Michigan woman, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
After the forensic evidence appeared to contradict her husband’s account of where he was the night she disappeared, U.S. investigators are asking the Bahamas for permission to send a dive team to search new areas in the Sea of Abaco for the body of Lynette Hooker.
The U.S. official told CBS News that GPS data derived from one of Brian Hooker’s electronic devices showed a track of the device’s movements that does not align with what he told investigators. The newly obtained data shows the device was out on the water, stopping in the Sea of Abaco before returning, the official said, granting investigators a more precise location to search.
Coast Guard investigators have also asked family members of Lynette Hooker to provide their DNA to assist in their investigation, family members told CBS News.
The rest of the evidence from the case is still being processed by the FBI in Quantico, but investigators believe GPS information extracted from at least one electronic device has identified previously unsearched areas where divers should now look for additional evidence, including Lynette Hooker’s body.
Because the search would take place in Bahamian territorial waters, U.S. authorities have to seek permission from the Bahamas, even though the vessel involved is U.S.-flagged.
The latest development marks one of the most significant turns yet in the investigation into Lynette Hooker’s disappearance, raising new questions about Brian Hooker’s account of what happened on April 4, the night his wife vanished. Brian Hooker told authorities that his wife fell from an 8-foot dinghy during a nighttime ride in the Abacos and was swept away with the boat keys, leaving him unable to restart the engine and forcing him to paddle for hours before reaching shore, CBS News previously reported.
Lynette Hooker was last seen near Aunt Pat’s Bay, near Elbow Cay and Hope Town, Brian Hooker reported to local authorities.
Brian Hooker has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime. He was detained by Bahamian authorities for questioning and released without charges after five days. After being released from custody, he traveled to the U.S. to see his ailing mother, according to his Bahamian attorney. His current whereabouts are not known.
CBS News has also reported that Brian Hooker shared maps he said showed the dinghy’s route and the location where Lynette Hooker went overboard.
But investigators now believe they have independent forensic data that undercuts that version of events, pointing them instead to a different search area.
The planned dive search comes amid an expanding U.S. criminal investigation. The Coast Guard Investigative Service seized the couple’s sailboat, the “Soulmate”, earlier this month as part of the probe, CBS News previously reported. Investigators have also been examining whether technology aboard the vessel, including an infrared camera, may hold evidence relevant to the case.
While it is not known if Brian Hooker used the camera, it is currently being processed as part of the ongoing probe, according to sources.
Cristian Benavides contributed to this report.
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