LIVE FROM MARSH HARBOUR: The Ocean Gives Up Its Dead—And Brian Hooker’s Alibi Is Sinking Fast
The humid air at the Marsh Harbour docks is thick today—not just with the Caribbean salt, but with the grim finality of a murder investigation.
Just hours ago, a police recovery vessel pulled into this harbor carrying a black body bag. Inside is what remains of Lynette Hooker, 55. But as the forensic teams begin their work, the “tragic accident” story told by her husband, Brian, is being torn apart by the very currents he claimed swept her away.
The 20-Mile Smoking Gun
The most damning piece of evidence isn’t just what was found, but where. Lynette’s body was recovered 20 miles North of the “Soulmate” yacht’s last known position.
For a woman to drift 20 miles North against the prevailing Saturday night currents is, quite simply, a nautical impossibility. It suggests one of two things: either the ocean has rewritten the laws of physics, or Lynette’s body was transported and dumped by someone with a powerful engine—not a man with a plastic paddle.
Marks of a Monster?
Sources close to the forensic team have leaked “horrific” details from the initial recovery. This wasn’t a peaceful drowning.
The Neck Trauma: Investigators reportedly found deep, manual bruising on Lynette’s neck—fingerprint patterns that suggest she was strangled before she ever touched the water.
The Defensive Wounds: Her fingernails were broken, and her forearms showed significant “defensive trauma,” the hallmark of a woman fighting for her life against a known attacker.
The ‘Unrelated’ Defense
As the body was brought ashore, Brian Hooker’s attorney, Terrel Butler, was already spinning a web of deflection. Despite the horrific marks on the victim, the defense maintains that:
“Allegations of past abuse and choking are completely unrelated to the tragedy at sea. My client is a grieving husband, not a suspect.”
But as I stand here watching the FBI specialists board the “Soulmate” with Luminol and evidence bags, that statement feels increasingly hollow. How can strangulation marks be “unrelated” to a woman found dead with a crushed windpipe?
A Daughter’s Grim Vindication
Among the small crowd at the dock was a representative for Karli Aylesworth, Lynette’s daughter. Karli has maintained from the first hour that her mother was “choked out” and murdered. Today, the horrific 20-mile discovery proved her intuition wasn’t just a daughter’s grief—it was a chillingly accurate forecast of the truth.
What Happens Next?
The Royal Bahamas Police Force is expected to upgrade charges to First-Degree Murder within the next 12 hours. Brian Hooker—the man who recently “fell overboard” in a bizarre handcuffed stunt to prove his innocence—now faces the cold, hard reality of forensic science.
He thought the cover of darkness and 20 miles of open ocean would hide his secret. He was wrong. The ocean has returned Lynette Hooker to tell her story, and the marks on her body are screaming for justice.
Husband arrested in connection with disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas
The Coast Guard has opened a criminal investigation and Bahamas police have arrested Brian Hooker in connection to the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, during a Bahamas boat trip.
Missing American’s husband remains in custody in legal limbo
Brian and Lynette Hooker sit on a dinghy in the water in this undated image.
Brian Hooker will remain in police custody until 7 p.m. Monday, his attorney, Terrel Butler, told Fox News Digital on Friday evening.
That news comes as a key deadline passed for Brian, who continues to face police questioning in the Bahamas over the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker.
Friday evening marked 48 hours since Brian had been detained, and Bahamian law requires that someone in police custody be released within 48 hours of being detained if they are not charged with a crime.
Brian has not been charged, but Butler said previously that there is an exception which allows police to request an extension of up to 96 hours. Butler said Friday that police are questioning Brian on a potential charge of causing harm resulting in death.
Lynette vanished on Saturday, April 4, after Brian said she fell overboard while they were on a dinghy en route to their yacht.
Authorities hint at potential case against husband of missing American in Bahamas
Brian Hooker remains in detention after he was questioned by police in the Bahamas on Friday afternoon, his lawyer told Fox News Digital.
Terrel Butler, Brian Hooker’s attorney, said that police are questioning Brian Hooker on a potential charge of causing harm resulting in death. The interview went from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Butler said.
His lawyer also said that police didn’t question him about any physical or forensic evidence found, rather what the couple was doing in the Bahamas and what happened in the hours leading to Lynette falling of the dinghy.
Brian Hooker hasn’t been charged with any crime.
Police also questioned Brian Hooker on allegations of violence made by Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Lawyer for husband arrested in wife’s Bahamas disappearance charts next steps
An attorney for Brian Hooker, the man arrested after his wife fell off a small dinghy in the Bahamas, says that police could make their decision on whether they file will file charges or release him as early as today.
Terrel Butler, Brian Hooker’s attorney, told Fox News Digital that police have until 7:20 p.m. on Friday to either file charges, release her client, or request an extension of detainment.
“I’m expecting that we’ll go through the process of an interview and hopefully shortly thereafter they will make a decision to either release him or they will press charges,” she said.
Brian Hooker sent messages to friend after wife vanished from dinghy: ‘The wind blew me away’
File photo of Brian Hooker. (YouTube/@the_sailing_hookers)
Brian Hooker sent several messages to a friend after his wife fell off a dinghy, according to a report by CBS News.
Lynette Hooker, 55, and Brian Hooker, 58, left Hope Town’s Abaco Inn at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and went on a smaller boat, referred to as a dinghy, to travel to their yacht. Brian Hooker reportedly told officials that his wife fell into the water with the ignition key, causing the engine to cut off. Brian told authorities that the current carried Lynette away, and then paddled the dinghy to a marina at Marsh Harbour. The sun set at 7:26 p.m., around four minutes before the couple went on their small boat headed to their yacht.
Brian Hooker responded to a Facebook message from Daniel Danforth after the incident, who has been a friend of the couple since 2003, according to the report.
“The wind blew me away from her and she swam towards the sailboat and we lost sight of each other pretty quickly as it was just about sundown,” Brian Hooker wrote in a reply. “I drifted and tried to paddle with one oar for the next 7 hours until I washed up behind the shore of the next Island over and was able to get some help finally.”
Brian Hooker wrote that his family “is in hell right now.”
In later exchanges, Brian Hooker said he had planned to relocate his boat to Marsh Harbor “for a night or two” and said he’d stay with his sister and brother-in-law.
After that, Brian Hooker wrote, he planned on “heading back out to the site” and “continuing search.”
“I will most likely definitely need help in the future but I just don’t know what it is yet I’m trying to take it a day at a time and keep the faith,” Brian Hooker told Danforth.
Danforth said “the stories don’t really add up” after hearing Brian Hooker’s version of the story with media reports.
He said the Hookers “always had their phones with them” and wondered why Brian’s “phone didn’t work or why they didn’t have their phones in the boat” when Lynette went missing.
Brian Hooker questioned, released, then taken into custody in wife’s disappearance, attorney says
Brian Hooker’s attorney said he was initially questioned as a witness before being taken into custody.
Brian Hooker was initially questioned as a witness before later being taken into custody in his wife’s disappearance, his attorney said.
His attorney, Terrel Butler, told Fox News Digital her client informed police he had an attorney, but said officers “assured him” he was being interviewed as a witness.
Hooker left after speaking with police for more than three hours, Butler said, but was later asked to return for additional questions.
Hooker declined further questioning, saying he was not comfortable answering more questions without his attorney present.
Butler said Hooker was taken into custody Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. and transported to Nassau before being moved to the Grand Bahama Police Station in Freeport on Thursday.
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
Brian Hooker’s lawyer says it will be ‘interesting’ to see police evidence
Brian Hooker’s attorney, Terrel Butler, questioned what evidence police have in connection with his wife’s disappearance.
Terrel Butler, the attorney for Brian Hooker, said it will be “interesting” to see what evidence police have against her client.
Hooker has been arrested in connection with his wife’s disappearance but has not been charged.
Butler said prosecutors must prove intent and that there are no other witnesses in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker.
“He has clearly not said that he has done any acts to cause any harm to her and he clearly has not shown or said any intention to harm her,” Butler told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “It would be interesting to see what evidence they would be relying on.”
Butler said she expects to meet with Hooker and police Friday, where she will learn more about the allegations.
Officials said Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband.
Butler said Hooker denies any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
Brian Hooker’s lawyer responds to stepdaughter’s claims in disappearance case
Brian Hooker’s attorney, Terrel Butler, said her client denies allegations tied to his wife’s disappearance.
Brian Hooker’s attorney denied allegations made by his stepdaughter that he may be involved in his wife’s disappearance.
“He has from the beginning been denying these allegations,” Hooker’s attorney, Terrel Butler, told Fox News Digital. “But at the same time, he is reluctant to say anything negative about her. That is the position at this point.”
A voicemail Brian Hooker sent to his stepdaughter, Karli Aylesworth, revealed what he told family members after his wife, Lynette Hooker, disappeared in the Bahamas on Saturday evening.
Hooker said in the message that he received a call from Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue saying responders had found a flotation device he said he threw to Lynette Hooker after she fell overboard.
He told his stepdaughter that Lynette Hooker had not yet been found, but said search crews could now narrow their efforts to a smaller area.
“Hello, honey. I just got a call from Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, and they found a flotation device that I threw to Mom when she fell overboard. So they’re — that’s a — they haven’t found her yet, but they can now focus all of their efforts in a smaller area, and they’re still out there searching today,” Hooker said in the audio.
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
Brian Hooker believed he was aiding search for missing wife before arrest, lawyer says
Brian Hooker’s attorney said he was taken into custody Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. and transported to Nassau before being moved to the Grand Bahama Police Station in Freeport on Thursday.
Terrel Butler told Fox News Digital that Hooker gave a voluntary statement to police, believing he would be assisting in the search for his wife, Lynette Hooker, who went missing Saturday evening.
Butler said Thursday evening was the first time she spoke with Hooker and that police have not shared what evidence they have against him, adding that Hooker maintains his innocence.
According to Butler, police initially interviewed Hooker and released him before bringing him back for further questioning as a witness. He was later questioned a third time as a suspect, she said.
Butler said she will meet with police Friday to review the case.
Lynette Hooker went missing near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance but had not been charged as of Thursday.
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
Brian Hooker fell overboard as police transported him, attorney says
File photo of Brian Hooker. (YouTube/@the_sailing_hookers)
Brian Hooker fell off a boat while being transported Wednesday, his attorney said, prompting a police rescue.
His lawyer, Terrel Butler, said Hooker was handcuffed and that rough weather prevented him from holding onto the boat, causing him to fall overboard.
Hooker was wearing a life vest and was rescued by police, Butler said.
Butler said Hooker is suffering from knee pain and abrasions and will be taken to Rand Hospital for treatment.
Police initially interviewed Hooker and released him before bringing him back for further questioning as a witness. He was later questioned a third time as a suspect, his lawyer said.
Brian Hooker moved to police station in Freeport: attorney
File photo of Brian Hooker on his boat. (YouTube/The Sailing Hookers)
Brian Hooker has been moved to the Grand Bahama Police Station in Freeport, where police will question him more about his wife’s disappearance, his attorney, Terrel Butler, said Thursday.
He was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. He has not been charged with any crime.
Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Lynette vanished Saturday evening while she and Brian were on a small boat en route to a yacht near Hope Town’s Elbow Cay. Brian reported her missing early Sunday after she reportedly fell overboard.
Fox News’ Heather Lacy contributed to this report.
Neighbor says Brian Hooker had ‘anger past,’ was ‘abrasive’ but doubts foul play
File photo of Brian Hooker. (YouTube/@the_sailing_hookers)
A former neighbor of Brian Hooker described him as having a “very anger past” (sic.) and being “very abrasive,” but said he does not believe the disappearance of Hooker’s wife in the Bahamas involved foul play.
The neighbor, who spoke to Fox News Digital on the condition of anonymity, said Hooker was “very rough, very jagged,” but also “very no bullsh–, straight to the point.”
“This is it. There’s no gray with it. You had black or you had white,” the neighbor said, adding that it may stem from Hooker’s “formal military training.”
The neighbor said he does not believe Hooker harmed his wife.
“I still don’t believe he did anything, you know, sinister. I don’t believe this is foul play,” the neighbor said.
He added that authorities appear to be conducting a thorough investigation.
“I feel that what they are doing right now is all standard operating procedures,” the neighbor said, praising law enforcement for “covering all the bases.”
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday.
Brian’s attorney, Terrel Butler, said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
Missing Bahamas woman was previously arrested in 2015 domestic violence case: docs
File photo of Lynette Hooker and Brian Hooker. (Facebook/Lynette Hooker)
Lynette Hooker, the Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas, was previously arrested in a domestic violence case, according to a police report obtained by Fox News Digital.
Hooker was arrested in Kentwood, Michigan, in 2015 and spent the night in county jail after an alleged domestic incident involving her husband, Brian Hooker, the documents show.
According to the report, both Brian and Lynette Hooker accused each other of assault during the February 2015 altercation.
Lynette Hooker was arrested on charges of assault and battery/simple assault, though the warrant was later denied because of “insufficient evidence as to who started the assault.”
Brian Hooker, who was intoxicated at the time, had blood coming from his nose, according to the police report. He told police his wife, who he said was also drunk, had “struck him in the face multiple times” during the altercation, according to the documents.
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday.
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Voicemail reveals what Brian Hooker told stepdaughter after wife vanished in Bahamas
A voicemail sent by Brian Hooker to his stepdaughter sheds new light on what he told family members after his wife, Lynette Hooker, disappeared in the Bahamas.
In the message, Hooker said he had received a call from Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue saying responders had found a flotation device he said he threw to Lynette Hooker after she fell overboard.
He told his stepdaughter, Karli Aylesworth, that Lynette Hooker had not yet been found, but said search crews could now narrow their efforts to a smaller area.
“Hello, honey. I just got a call from Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, and they found a flotation device that I threw to Mom when she fell overboard. So they’re — that’s a — they haven’t found her yet, but they can now focus all of their efforts in a smaller area, and they’re still out there searching today,” Hooker said in the audio.
“So I just wanted to update you and let you know. I love you. I’ll talk to you later. Bye-bye.”
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday.
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Adriana James-Rodil contributed to this report.
Natalee Holloway investigator says domestic violence claims could shape Bahamas probe
TJ Ward, a private investigator who worked on the Natalee Holloway case, said U.S. involvement and abuse allegations could play a key role in the investigation into missing American woman Lynette Hooker.
Ward said investigators will likely closely examine Brian Hooker as they work to determine what happened in the Bahamas.
“When somebody goes missing or somebody dies, the first person that’s usually looked at is a significant other,” Ward said.
Ward also said allegations of domestic violence raised by family members could become an important part of the case as investigators continue digging.
“Now that the United States government is involved in this also, I think we’re gonna learn some answers,” Ward said.
He added that authorities may look at a range of factors, including background information and potential motives.
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials.
Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday.
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
WATCH: Vanished woman, husband documented boating life on TikTok before Bahamas disappearance
Brian and Lynette Hooker appeared to document their life on TikTok through the account @thesailinghookers, where they shared glimpses of their time on the water.
The account appeared to chronicle the couple’s boating lifestyle and life together before Lynette Hooker’s disappearance in the Bahamas.
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, according to officials. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday.
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
WATCH: Husband arrested in Bahamas after wife Lynette Hooker vanishes from boat
Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno told “FOX & Friends First” that prosecutors have an uphill battle following Brian Hooker’s arrest.
“I think it’s going to be tough, obviously. I mean, you don’t have anybody else out there. There’s no other witness,” she said.
“I’m not so sure you’re gonna be able to put together a case that would have proof beyond a reasonable doubt here, but we’ll see what they uncover. Maybe there’s a history of some messages, maybe there’s some problems, maybe they were fighting at the resort that they were at, and there’ll be some video of that,” Rotunno said. “So I think it’s gonna be interesting to see what happens here, but as it stands right now, I don’t see that there’s going to be enough evidence based on what we have been told at this hour.”
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Daughter says stepfather sounded ‘monotone and relaxed’ after mom vanished
Members of The Royal Bahamas Police Force inspect the yacht, Soulmate, moored near shore in Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. A criminal investigation has been launched into the after Lynette Hooker reportedly fell overboard while on an evening boat trip with her husband, Brian Hooker at the weekend. (AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)
The daughter of missing American woman Lynette Hooker said her stepfather sounded “monotone and relaxed” when he told her what allegedly happened the night her mother disappeared in the Bahamas.
Karli Aylesworth told the TODAY Show that Brian Hooker gave her the same account he later shared with authorities during a brief phone call Sunday, after Lynette Hooker vanished during a dinghy ride from Hope Town to Elbow Cay, according to local authorities.
Aylesworth said she was “in shock” by both the news and his tone.
“I was in shock,” she said. “I was like, my mom’s missing? Like, what?”
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
Daughter says step-father’s arrest brings case ‘the attention it deserves’
The daughter of missing American woman Lynette Hooker said that her step-father’s arrest appears to be bringing the case “the attention it deserves” as investigators work to determine what happened in the Bahamas.
Karli Aylesworth was interviewed for about two hours Wednesday by the U.S. Coast Guard’s Detroit sector, her attorney, Ron Marienfeld, confirmed to CNN. The Coast Guard said the same day that it had opened a criminal investigation into the case.
In a statement after Brian Hooker’s arrest, Marienfeld told Fox News Digital that the family’s goal had been to get answers after they were “not hearing anything in the beginning.”
“After learning of the arrest last night, it appears this matter is getting the attention it deserves,” Marienfeld said.
He said Aylesworth’s efforts, along with those of Lynette Hooker’s mother, helped intensify scrutiny on the case by drawing media attention. Marienfeld added that the family felt better once it learned the U.S. Coast Guard was involved in the investigation.
“The events as initially reported just did not seem to add up,” he said.
Marienfeld called the case “nothing short of a tragedy” and said the family is now waiting to see where the evidence leads. He also thanked the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Coast Guard, the media and others who have worked on the case.
Lynette Hooker disappeared Saturday evening while on a boat with her husband near Hope Town, according to Bahamian officials. Brian Hooker was arrested Wednesday in connection with her disappearance, though he had not been charged as of Thursday morning, according to his attorney.
Brian’s attorney Terrel Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by Aylesworth.
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
Mother of missing American woman says she’ll be ‘interested’ in what son-in-law says after arrest
General view of Marsh Harbour Boatyards, The Bahamas, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Brian Hooker, 58, reportedly paddle his boat back to the boatyards on Sunday morning after losing his wife, Lynette Hooker at sea. (AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)
The mother of missing American woman Lynette Hooker said she wants to hear what her son-in-law has to say after his arrest in connection with her daughter’s disappearance in the Bahamas, according to The Associated Press.
Darlene Hamlett told the AP she would “be interested in what he says,” adding that she had not heard from him in almost two days.
“I’m going to be interested in what he says, because I haven’t heard from him in almost two days,” Hamlett said.
Hamlett, who was driving home from the Bahamian Consulate in Miami after securing a passport to travel to the islands, also told the AP that her daughter was experienced on the water, having grown up around lakes, boats, sailing and swimming.
“Our family grew up on water and so Lynette her whole life has been near lakes, on boats, sailing and swimming,” Hamlett said. “It would be a miracle if (she’s rescued), but I’m still counting on one.”
Lynette Hooker went missing Saturday evening near Hope Town while on a boat with her husband, officials said. Brian Hooker was later arrested in connection with her disappearance, but had not been charged as of Thursday morning.
Husband of American woman missing in the Bahamas speaks out for first time
A 56-year-old American woman, identified as Lynette Hooker, disappears after going overboard during a boat trip in the Bahamas, according to local officials. ((Brian Hooker/Facebook))
The husband of a missing American woman in the Bahamas has spoken out for the first time since her disappearance off a small boat, writing that he is “heartbroken.”
Brian Hooker spoke out about his wife’s disappearance for the first time on Wednesday.
“I am heartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas. Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart. We continue to search for her and that is my sole focus,” Brian Hooker said in a Facebook post.
“Our family is deeply grateful for the Bahamian people’s assistance, especially that of the Hopetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue team, Royal Bahamas police force, Royal Bahamas Defense Force, and the US Coast Guard, who have worked tirelessly in an ongoing effort to bring Lynette back to us. Thank you to everyone for keeping Lynette in your thoughts and for your support of our family during this difficult time,” he added.
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Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this post.
Husband arrested in disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas, attorney says
Lynette Hooker went missing after she fell off a small boat on Saturday evening. Her husband, Brian Hooker, reported her missing early Sunday morning.
The husband of an American woman who went missing in the Bahamas has been arrested in connection with her disappearance, according to the attorney representing him.
Attorney Terrel Butler confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday that 58-year-old Brian Hooker was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. He currently has not been charged with any crime.
Butler said Brian has been cooperating with relevant authorities and “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” in Lynette’s disappearance, specifically allegations of his potential involvement made by her daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
Lynette, who is roughly 56 years old, went missing Saturday evening while traveling by boat with her husband, according to Bahama officials. She reportedly fell into the water near Hope Town and was carried away by the current, according to Brian.
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Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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