Daughter launches GoFundMe as search continues for missing American woman in Bahamian waters
Through a GoFundMe campaign, Karli Aylesworth hopes to raise $18,000 for a memorial and support ongoing efforts to locate Lynette Hooker, the American woman who went missing in the Bahamas after falling overboard in the Bahamas.
“Anything would help,” she said.
After the disappearance of her mother, Lynette, in waters off the Abacos, Aylesworth is searching for answers while bracing for the unknown.
She is calling for a full and complete investigation, adding her mother’s relationship with her stepfather Brian Hooker was rocky.
Authorities have since opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Lynette’s disappearance, and Brian was arrested as part of that process.
Police have not publicly detailed the outcome of that investigation, and Lynette has not yet been found.
Brian said Lynette fell overboard during a night boat ride and was lost to the sea. He said strong winds and currents made it impossible to save her, and that he paddled back to shore alone, reporting the incident hours later.
But for Karli, that explanation is not enough.
In a social media post, Brian thanked those supporting the search and for keeping Lynette in their thoughts.
Karli has asked anyone with information to contact her.
