NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! HOPE TOWN, Bahamas — Following Brian Hooker’s arrest in connection with his wife Lynette’s disappearance in the Bahamas, a friend of the couple from the Caribbean paradise described their small dinghy as “underpowered” and “undersized” for the conditions they encountered. Bahamian officials stated that Lynette Hooker, 53, and Brian Hooker, 58, departed from Hope Town’s Abaco Inn around 7:30 p.m. They boarded a smaller boat, known as a dinghy, on Saturday to reach their yacht. Brian Hooker allegedly informed officials that Lynette fell into the water along with the ignition key, resulting in the engine shutting off. Brian stated that the current swept Lynette away, so he rowed the dinghy to a marina in Marsh Harbour. Bahamian authorities arrested Brian Hooker on Wednesday evening, though he has not been charged with any crime. A man acquainted with Brian and Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas informed Fox News Digital that the weather that night was far from ideal—particularly given they were in an 8-foot dinghy, as officials have indicated. The man, an American as well, requested anonymity. LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBAND’S ARREST. Their dinghy was far too small for those conditions. You shouldn’t take their eight-foot hard-bottom dinghy with the electric motor out in winds over 12 knots, max 15.
