US man in Bahamian jail after wife disappears into Atlantic waters during boat trip

Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboard Lynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed, “We’re finally leaving Kemah,” referring to a Texas port town. “It’s only been four months,” she said as her husband, Brian, tugged on some rigging as they got ready to set sail. The Gulf Crossing video in 2023 marked the start of a sailing adventure – chronicled on Facebook – for a couple who are now at the center of criminal investigations after Lynette went missing in the Bahamas. A few days after Lynette disappeared, police from the Atlantic Ocean island nation arrested Brian. He denies any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance and has been cooperating with law enforcement, his attorney, Terrel Butler, said. Butler added that Brian Hooker would remain in custody until at least Monday evening while investigators continued examining the case. He told police that his wife of more than 20 years fell overboard on Saturday night from a small motorboat that was carrying the couple from Hope Town to Elbow Cay, small islands on the eastern end of the Bahamas. He said Ly