Survivors of plane crash off Florida coast were on raft for hours, military says
The nail-biting incident took place about 80 miles east off the coast of Melbourne, Florida, which is about 175 miles north of Miami.
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The nail-biting incident took place about 80 miles east off the coast of Melbourne, Florida, which is about 175 miles north of Miami.
A small plane from the Bahamas crashed into the Atlantic on Tuesday off the coast of Florida. Officials say all 11 people on board the plane were rescued and brought to shore for medical treatment.
The search for Michigan mother Lynette Hooker headed into a fifth week as Coast Guard investigators seek to question the owners of a sailboat that was moored near the Hooker's vessel when she went missing. Cristian Benavides reports.
A memo obtained by CBS News reveals the Coast Guard is seeking more information on Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas. Cristian Benavides reports.
The U.S. Coast Guard is trying to find the owners of a sailboat that may have been moored next to Lynette Hooker's vessel the night she disappeared in the Bahamas, marking a new development in the search for the missing Michigan woman.
The Coast Guard is asking for the public's help in the search for a Michigan woman who disappeared last month in the Bahamas.
According to his attorney, Brian Hooker plans to return to the Bahamas as the search for his wife, Lynette Hooker, continues.
Brian Hooker remains in the Bahamas after police released him from custody, and his wife, Lynette Hooker, remains missing. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has the latest confirmed information.
Brian Hooker, whose wife disappeared during a nighttime boat ride in the Bahamas, said he wants to believe his wife is still alive and plans to go back out to look for her as soon as possible.
Brian Hooker, the man who said his wife fell overboard more than a week ago in the Bahamas, speaks with Cristian Benavides about her disappearance following his release from custody.
Brian Hooker, the husband of the Michigan woman missing in the Bahamas, told CBS News' Cristian Benavides that he "won't be able to stop looking" for his wife Lynette Hooker, and that he wants to believe she is still alive. Hooker was arrested last week in connection with her disappearance and released from police custody on Monday.
Police in the Bahamas have released Brian Hooker, the husband of Lynette Hooker, who disappeared on a boat ride 10 days ago. Brian Hooker was questioned in the case, but not charged. He told police his wife fell overboard as they were going from one island to another.
Lynette Hooker went missing after she allegedly went overboard while in the Bahamas.
Brian Hooker exchanged Facebook messages with a friend, which CBS News exclusively reviewed, after his wife vanished in the Bahamas over the weekend.
During a nearly 40-minute phone conversation, Brian Hooker told friends in descriptive detail what led to the incident where his wife allegedly went missing.
Two years before her disappearance, Lynette Hooker temporarily split with her husband Brian, telling a friend, "Our marriage lasted 6 weeks cruising," and "It was bad. I can't be out there with him."
Bahamian police say the search for Lynette Hooker has turned into a search and recovery operation. Her husband has been released after days in custody.
Lynette Hooker's text messages to a friend in 2024, following her split with husband Brian Hooker, are emerging as questions linger about her disappearance in the Bahamas. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
Brian Hooker sent images of maps to his friends and other boaters, telling them the drawings purportedly showed where his wife, Lynette, went missing in the Bahamas last week. The friends gave the images to CBS News.
Lynette Hooker was reported missing in the Bahamas one week ago by her husband, Brian, who said she fell off their boat. Hooker was arrested on Thursday in connection to his wife's disappearance. "CBS Saturday Morning" speaks with people who knew the couple to learn more.
The search for Lynette Hooker is ongoing in the Bahamas, as the U.S. Coast Guard takes the lead on investigative efforts and has launched a criminal investigation, a U.S. official said.
Brian Hooker has been arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force after his wife, Lynette Hooker, apparently fell overboard from their dinghy and was swept away by currents. Hooker's lawyer denies any wrongdoing. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
An American woman disappeared in the Bahamas on Saturday, after her husband said she fell from their dinghy and was swept out to sea.
Lynette Hooker's daughter, Karli Aylesworth, described her mother as an experienced swimmer who has been sailing for over 10 years.
Authorities in the Bahamas kept up their search for a Michigan mom who's been missing for three days. Her husband says she fell overboard, but Cristian Benavides spoke with the woman's daughter, who says she doesn't believe that.