00:00An American boater missing in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard on a small dinghy
00:05and slipping out of sight into the sea. But an investigation by Bahamas police has complicated
00:10the case after the missing mom's boating buddy husband was arrested in connection with her
00:16disappearance. What do we know about Lynette Hooker, the TikTok boating mom who allegedly
00:21plunged into the sea? On April 4th, Lynette and Brian Hooker embarked on a roughly 2.5 mile trip
00:27from Hopetown to Elbow Cay in the Bahamas on their 8-foot hard-bottom dinghy. 55-year-old Lynette
00:34and 59-year-old boating hubby Brian were anything but amateur boaters. The pair had documented their
00:39yachting excursions online for the past three years under the amusing moniker the Sailing Hookers.
00:46TikTok videos posted on their account captured the couple sailing in crystal clear waters,
00:50taking in the views of beautiful white sand beaches, and even sailing next to dolphins.
00:55But despite the couple's supposed prowess on the high seas, tragedy struck on their Bahamas excursion
01:01when, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Lynette reportedly tumbled overboard
01:05when trying to get back to their yacht named the Soulmate. According to Bahamian authorities,
01:11Lynette was holding the boat key when she toppled overboard that Saturday night,
01:15which caused the dinghy's engine to cut off. Brian told police he lost sight of his wife
01:19after strong currents swept her out to sea. Brian paddled to the Marsh Harbor boatyard,
01:24arriving at around 4am the next day, to report his wife missing, which sparked a desperate search
01:30and rescue mission. But the disappearance case took a turn when Lynette's daughter and Brian's
01:35stepdaughter, Carly Islesworth, went on a media spree, claiming she believes there's more to
01:39Brian's story. I believe he has a bunch of anger he hasn't processed. I've seen him choke out one of
01:46his daughters before. In a statement to the Daily Beast, Brian denied Islesworth's accusations and denied
01:51any further comments to the press. On April 8th, Brian was named a suspect and taken into custody
01:57by Bahamian cops in connection to Lynette's shocking disappearance. According to CNN,
02:02Terrell Butler, Brian's attorney, confirmed the arrest and said he, quote,
02:05categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing. Butler said no charges have been filed against her
02:11her client.
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