U.S. woman missing after husband says she fell off boat in Bahamas

Police accidental they're searching for an American pistillate who disappeared Saturday successful the Bahamas. The woman's hubby told authorities that his woman went missing aft falling from their vessel and being swept retired to sea.

The antheral reported that helium and his wife, who are some U.S. nationals, near Hope Town for Elbow Cay connected the Bahamian land of Abaco astatine astir 7:30 p.m. section clip connected Saturday, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. They had acceptable sail aboard an 8-foot hard-bottom dinghy, constabulary said.

The antheral told constabulary that his woman fell overboard with the keys to the boat, causing its motor to crook off. He said that beardown currents carried her retired to sea, and helium mislaid show of her, according to police. The antheral paddled the dinghy to shore, arriving hours aboriginal astatine the Marsh Harbor Boat Yard astatine 4 a.m. Sunday morning. 

Police said the antheral told idiosyncratic his woman was missing erstwhile helium made it to the vessel yard, and that idiosyncratic informed authorities. Officers proceeded to hunt the surrounding area, with assistance from members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Hope Town occurrence officials. 

The probe is ongoing. Police person asked radical successful the assemblage who whitethorn person accusation applicable to the probe to study what they cognize to instrumentality enforcement, oregon taxable anonymous tips done Crime Stoppers.

Neither the missing pistillate nor her hubby person been publically identified.

The U.S. State Department warned of perchance deadly boating issues successful the Bahamas successful a travel advisory issued successful March 2025, which said "boating is not good regulated" connected the islands, and "injuries and deaths person occurred." The advisory besides warned that watercraft, similar pitchy skis, whitethorn travel from unlicensed operators who "sometimes disregard upwind forecasts." It encouraged travelers to "always travel section upwind and marine alerts."

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