Freeport, Bahamas — Brian Hooker paddled roughly 22 hours across a 4.5-mile channel in the Bahamas after his wife reportedly fell from their 8-foot dinghy, with no one alerting police. Bahamian authorities said Lynette Hooker, 55, and Brian Hooker, 58, left Hope Town’s Abaco Inn around 7:30 p.m. On April 3, they boarded a smaller boat to reach their yacht. Brian Hooker allegedly told officials that Lynette fell into the water with the ignition key, causing the engine to shut off. He said the current swept her away and he rowed toward a marina at Marsh Harbour. The couple had been en route to their yacht in Elbow Cay.
Local authorities reported that Brian Hooker reached a marina in Marsh Harbour around 4 a.m. On April 5, about eight hours after Lynette Hooker went overboard, a Marsh Harbour marina staff member told Fox News Digital that the husband walked along the south shoreline before reaching the dock area, a distance likely involving a long walk. At the marina, he entered an office and reported his wife missing, prompting staff to contact the police. The daughter of the missing American woman in the Bahamas cited prior issues and demanded a complete investigation.
