The husband of a Lenawee County woman who fell overboard during a boat trip in the Bahamas has been arrested.
Authorities said Lynette Hooker went overboard during a boat trip with her husband on April 5 and was swept out to sea.
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According to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Lynette Hooker and her husband Brian Hooker left Hope Town around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, heading to Elbow Cay in a dinghy to reach their yacht, named “Soulmate.”
Brian Hooker told police that Lynette went overboard along with the boat key, which caused the boat to lose power.
He told officials he last saw his wife swimming toward the shore. Strong currents then carried her away, police said.
Unable to restart the engine, Brian Hooker had to paddle back to shore, where he alerted the police. Authorities were notified around 4 a.m. Sunday.
The couple had been in the Bahamas since at least February, documenting their journey on TikTok and Instagram under the account name “The Sailing Hookers.”
Lynette Hooker posted her last TikTok just two days before she disappeared.
On April 8, NBC News reported that Brian Hooker was arrested in connection with Lynette’s disappearance.
In a statement given to NBC News, Brian Hooker’s Bahamas-based attorney, Terrel A. Butler, said he denied any wrongdoing and rejected claims made by Lynette Hooker’s daughter that it seemed unlikely that her mother would “just fall” overboard.
An official with the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed with NBC News that it has opened a criminal investigation into Lynette’s disappearance. No further information was provided.