The husband of missing American boater Lynette Hooker said he was “heartbroken” over her tragic disappearance at sea hours after his stepdaughter claimed he had a darker side.
Brian Hooker broke his silence in a Facebook post on Wednesday, four days after Lynette fell out of a small boat in the Bahamas while the couple was trying to reach their yacht Saturday night.
“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,” he wrote online.
Brian Hooker said he was “heartbroken” over Lynette Hooker’s tragic disappearance at sea hours after his stepdaughter claimed he had a darker side.Facebook/Brian Hooker
“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.”
His comments come as Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, claimed she believes “something might have happened” to her mom, insisting she was an experienced mariner who likely would not slip into the sea.
She alleged in a Fox News interview that Brian displayed volatile behavior against his spouse.
“There’s history of him choking her out and threatening to throw her overboard,” Aylesworth claimed. “So the fact that this is actually happening makes me believe there’s more to the story.”
She additionally told CBS News that she wants law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation because she doesn’t believe Brian’s version of events and noted to NBC News that the pair had a “history of not getting along, especially when they drink.”
Lynette went into the water with the boat key, cutting off the engine, and was then carried away from a strong current and out of her husband’s sight, authorities have said in a press release.
With the engine off, Brian was forced to paddle back to shore. He returned early the next morning and reported his wife missing.
The search for Lynette, 55, has turned into a recovery mission after a rescue effort failed.
Local authorities told CBS News that Brian has not been accused of wrongdoing.
Hooker also said on Facebook that he was “deeply grateful” to Bahamian authorities and the US Coast Guard for working “tirelessly in an ongoing effort to bring Lynette back to us.”
“Thank you everyone for keeping Lynette in your thoughts and for your support of our family during this difficult time,” he concluded.
The couple had chronicled their adventures at sea on social media.
News
$50,000 was sent to Ashlee Jenae’s family by someone connected to her fiancé, and the reason behind it is now sparking backlash
A fundraiser for the family of Ashly Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, has raised more than $50,000. Robinson died last week while on holiday in Zanzibar with her fiancé, Joe McCann. He is understood to be speaking to police as a witness. Zanzibar police have told local media that he is not suspected of […]
Disturbing Scene: A homeowner found a dec0mp0sing b0dy inside a house recently purchased from a sheriff in Pennsylvania
A WOMAN’S decomposing body was found inside a Pennsylvania home soon after a new homeowner scoped out the property following a sheriff’s sale. The grim discovery happened on Tuesday afternoon, the same day the person bought the home in an auction. A woman’s decomposing body was found inside a home that had just been sold […]
The husband’s behavior after returning to the U.S. is now under scrutiny, as one suspicious act raises new questions about his wife’s Bahamas disappearance
Brian Hooker said he plans to continue the search on his own GREAT ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas — Lynette Hooker’s husband left the Bahamas on Wednesday to tend to his “very ill” mother, according to his attorney. Brian Hooker’s attorney, Terrel Butler, told Fox News Digital her client has left the Bahamas and returned to the […]
The last messages between Lynette Hooker and her ex-husband have now been made public from the moment she stood between life and d3ath
Amid the ongoing search for his wife, Brian Hooker has left the Bahamas to see his ailing mother, his attorney told CBS News. Hooker plans to return to the Bahamas as the search for his wife, Lynette Hooker, who disappeared during a nighttime boat ride in the Bahamas, continues, his lawyer, Terrel Butler, said. She did not specify […]
A violent argument broke out between Ashlee Jenae and her fiancé before her d3ath, and his next move led her to phone her family in desperation
Ashlee Jenae was involved in a dispute with her fiancé Joe McCann before her tragic death in Tanzania earlier this month … something local police say is now part of an active investigation. According to North Unguja Regional Police Commander Benedict Mapujira, the couple had a falling out at the luxury resort Zuri Zanzibar … with hotel staff stepping […]
While speaking emotionally about his wife, Brian Hooker broke down and said there is a special reason he is still seen as a suspect
Hooker was released from police custody without being charged Brian Hooker.Credit : NBC News/Youtube Brian Hooker has spoken out about his wife’s disappearance following his release from police custody in the Bahamas. Lynette Hooker has been missing since April 4, when police in the Bahamas said she “reportedly fell overboard” while on a dinghy with her […]
End of content
No more pages to load
