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Mother of missing woman in Bahamas says husband has not contacted her
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.

What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Mother of missing woman in Bahamas says husband has not contacted her, 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.
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