Missing Americans husband sat on boat for 24 hours after she vanished in Bahamas, friend says

Brian Hooker sat on his sailboat for 24 hours after she vanished while the couple was in the Bahamas, according to one of his friends.After leaving shore at Hope Town in the Bahamas at around 7:30 p.m.on April 4, Brian Hooker told authorities that rough waters caused his wife to fall off their dinghy.Brian Hooker paddled to shore and arrived at Marsh Harbour around 4 a.m.

on April 5, according to authorities.The couple was headed back to their sailboat, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard.They frequently sail around the US and Caribbean, according to their social media pages.Blaine Stevenson, a friend of Brian Hooker’s, told Fox News Digital that after spending about three to four hours searching with rescue officials on April 5, Brian returned to his sailboat and stayed there for roughly 24 hours.“So the incident happened Saturday at 7:30 p.m.He came ashore at 4 a.m., the search and rescue took him out for three or four hours and brought him back to his boat.

He sat on his boat for almost 24 hours until search and rescue brought him his dinghy back,” Stevenson said.“At no point did he really look at the situation and give anybody any more details than he had at the beginning when supposedly he was in shock,” Stevenson said.Brian Hooker would go on to stay at the Conch Inn in Marsh Harbour on April 6, Stevenson said, where he stayed until he was arrested on April 8 by Bahamian authorities.He was released from jail on April 13 without being charged.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.Stevenson also said he’s shocked Brian Hooker didn’t make more of an effort to find his wife.“Even if he accepts the fact that his wife is gone — does he not want closure? Does he not want redemption?” Stevenson said.Sometime between May...