The daughter of a Michigan woman who disappeared at sea after reportedly falling overboard from a boat more than a week ago has hit out at her stepfather for leaving the Bahamas.
Brian Hooker, 59, told CBS News shortly after he was released from police custody on Monday without charge that he would help search for his missing wife, 55-year-old Lynette Hooker. “I won’t be able to stop looking,” he said.
He was arrested on April 8 after telling authorities that his wife fell from their dinghy as they sailed from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on April 4, and that strong currents carried her away. He said his wife had the boat’s keys, causing its engine to shut off and forcing him to paddle ashore. He has denied any wrongdoing in connection with her disappearance.
His attorney, Terrel Butler, told CBS News that Hooker has now left the Bahamas to see his ailing mother, but plans to return as the search for his wife continues. Butler did not specify when he planned to return.
Lynette Hooker’s daughter Karli Aylesworth, who has questioned her stepfather’s account of what happened, said in a statement to the outlet that it shows he is “not much of a man of his word.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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