U.S. investigators have concluded their latest search for a Michigan woman who disappeared more than two months ago in the waters surrounding the Bahamas.

The U.S. Coast Guard wrapped up its renewed effort to find 56-year-old Lynette Hooker on Friday, the agency said in a statement.

It wasn't immediately clear what evidence the search may have yielded.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard declined to comment on results of the search and said the disappearance remains under investigation. Authorities said information will be released as it becomes available.

Divers with the Coast Guard reportedly arrived in the area of the Sea of Abaco on June 2, about two months after the Onsted, Michigan, resident went missing on April 4 during what her husband told authorities was an ill-fated late-night boat ride in which the pair became separated at sea.

Searches immediately following Hooker's disappearance were unsuccessful but U.S. authorities returned to the Bahamas last week to check previously unsearched areas based on GPS data recently gleaned from her husband's electronic devices, CBS News reported.

The recent search utilized divers, remotely operated underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial systems and a cadaver dog to examine the newly identified areas of interest, the Coast Guard said.

While in the Bahamas, American investigators took possession of the Hookers’ 8-foot dinghy from Bahamian authorities for further forensic examination.

Brian Hooker, 59, has told investigators his wife went missing when rough waters capsized their boat during a ride from Hope Town to Elbow Cay, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

He said Lynette went overboard with the keys, causing the vessel's engine to shut off. When he was unable to find her, he paddled the dinghy ashore and reported her missing.

Lynette Hooker's daughter, Karli Aylesworth, has questioned her stepfather's story, noting that her mother was an experienced boater and strong swimmer unlikely to be carried out to sea.

One of the Hookers' neighbors has described their marriage as turbulent, with a long history of fighting.

Brian Hooker was in police custody for five days and questioned about the incident before being released without charges, officials said.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force, Royal Bahamas Defence Force and a K-9 officer from the Broward County (Florida) Sheriff's Office, assisted in last week's search, the Coast Guard said.

The agency asked anyone with information about Lynette Hooker's disappearance to report it to the Coast Guard Investigative Service Tips app.

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