Overview
- Royal Bahamas Police took Brian Hooker, 59, into custody in Marsh Harbour on Wednesday for questioning in his wife Lynette’s disappearance, and no charges have been announced.
- The U.S. Coast Guard disclosed Wednesday it opened a criminal investigation and later interviewed Lynette’s daughter as part of the cross-border probe.
- Police say Brian reported that 55-year-old Lynette fell from an 8-foot dinghy near Elbow Cay and was wearing the engine kill-switch lanyard, which cut power and left him paddling for hours to reach shore around 4 a.m. Sunday.
- Local rescue leaders said she was not wearing a flotation device and that rough seas and strong currents have pushed the multi-agency effort into a recovery search.
- Relatives, including daughter Karli Aylesworth, have questioned his account and cited a volatile relationship, while Bahamian authorities, local teams and U.S. agencies continue coordinating the investigation.