April 6, 2026

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An American woman went missing in the Bahamas on Saturday after she fell overboard on a boat trip and was carried away by strong currents, according to local police.

The woman was swept into the ocean on Saturday at around 7:30 p.m. during an evening boat trip with her husband from Hope Town to Elbow Cay in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Authorities said the woman fell off the boat with the ignition key, causing the engine to shut off.

Police said her husband lost sight of her while strong currents swept her away, adding that both people are U.S. nationals.

The man paddled to shore, reaching the Marsh Harbour Boatyards around 4 a.m. Sunday.

AMERICAN WOMAN WASHED AWAY IN BAHAMAS AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD: HUSBAND LOSES SIGHT IN STRONG CURRENTS An American woman vanished in the Bahamas after falling overboard during an evening boat trip and being swept away by powerful currents, police said, in a frightening split-second disaster that left her husband stranded and the search now urgent. Authorities say the couple was traveling from Hope Town to Elbow Cay when she went into the water around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, taking the boat’s ignition key with her and killing the engine; her husband later paddled to shore, reaching Marsh Harbour Boatyards around 4 a.m. Sunday.

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