US EditionHusband of woman missing in Bahamas tells ABC News his 'sole focus' is finding his wife
Brian Hooker said he will keep searching after police released him without charges, while the U.S. Coast Guard opened a criminal investigation.
- Brian Hooker was released without charges on Monday by Bahamian authorities following his questioning in his wife Lynette Hooker's disappearance; he told ABC News his "sole focus" remains finding her.
- On April 4, the couple departed Hope Town on the Abaco Islands for their yacht, Soulmate, when bad weather caused Lynette to fall overboard, according to the account Hooker provided to authorities.
- Hooker described his time in police custody as "a little different chapter of hell in a giant hell that I'm in," noting the ongoing investigation has interrupted his search efforts.
- Lynette's mother, Darlene Hamlett, told ABC News she hopes "we find the truth" amid the investigation, while alleging the couple had a volatile relationship.
- Remaining in the Bahamas, Hooker maintains he will stay until his visa expires or is told to leave, though his attorney has prevented him from detailing the night his wife went overboard.
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The husband of an American woman who was reportedly swept out to sea in the Bahamas has left the country, his lawyer told NBC News. Brian Hooker left “because his mom is very ill,” but he plans on returning to the islands, attorney Terrel Butler said Wednesday. His attorney said Hooker left on a commercial flight but would not disclose his destination. Officials are still searching for Hooker’s wife, Lynette Hooker, after she vanished on the eve…
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