American boy, 12, attacked by shark in Bahamas while swimming with brother

A 12-year-old American boy is in stable condition after being attacked by a shark in the Bahamas, authorities said Wednesday.  The boy was on a tour of the Exuma Cays with his family when the incident occurred, according to a statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. He was swimming in Staniel Cay, along with … Read more

5 American cruise ship passengers accused of brawling, assaulting police officers in the Bahamas

Authorities in the Bahamas say they have arrested five cruise ship passengers from the United States who were accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the Caribbean archipelago. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the three women and two men became involved in a fight involving several cruise ship passengers at … Read more

Police in the Bahamas arrest 5 cruise ship passengers from the US after a brawl

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Bahamas say they have arrested five cruise ship passengers from the United States who were accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the Caribbean archipelago. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the three women and two men became involved in a fight involving … Read more

Coast Guard seizes dinghy in Bahamas that Lynette Hooker allegedly

The eight-foot dinghy that Brian Hooker says he and his wife, Lynette Hooker, were aboard when she disappeared in the Bahamas in early April, was seized by U.S. Coast Guard investigators Thursday. CBS News captured the moment the dinghy was taken by a tender boat back to a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter. U.S. Coast Guard investigators … Read more

Lynette Hooker’s Bahamas disappearance being investigated as possible murder, official says

The case of Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman who went missing in the Bahamas in April, is being investigated as a “possible foreign murder of a U.S. national,” a U.S. official told CBS News.  Search efforts for Hooker, 55, are still ongoing, as the 154-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter Margaret Norvell arrived in Marsh Harbour … Read more

Coast Guard divers arrive in Bahamas to search for missing American Lynette Hooker

U.S. Coast Guard divers have arrived in the Bahamas as the agency resumes its search for missing American woman Lynette Hooker, who disappeared in April after her husband said she fell from a boat, an official said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Coast … Read more

U.S. Coast Guard can send divers to Bahamas to search for missing American woman Lynette Hooker, source says

The U.S. Coast Guard has been granted permission by the Bahamian government to send divers to canvass previously unsearched areas in the search for missing Michigan woman Lynette Hooker, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed to CBS News Thursday. The permission was granted to the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, the source disclosed. Hooker, … Read more