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An American man will soon learn whether he\u2019s being charged in the recent disappearance of his wife while they were boating in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n
Brian Hooker has been in custody in Freeport since Wednesday, when authorities arrested him in relation to his missing wife, Lynette Hooker. Brian claimed that she fell overboard from their small dinghy on April 4 at sunset. Since extending Brian\u2019s custody an additional 72 hours on Friday, Bahamian officials have a deadline of 7:20 p.m. local time to either release Brian or charge him in connection to his wife\u2019s disappearance, according to his lawyer, Terel Butler.<\/p>\n
From the beginning, Brian has denied any foul play and insisted that Lynette simply fell overboard due to rough seas near Elbow Cay. Elbow Cay is a five-mile long cay in the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, known for its shallow, clear waters where tourists and locals alike drop anchor and spend a day on the water.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe definitely denies causing her death, and he still asks about her and is hopeful that she will be recovered,\u201d Butler said Friday.<\/p>\n
Brian reportedly called fellow sailors, Marnee and Blaine Stevenson, a day before his arrest and explained what had happened as the couple headed back on the dinghy to their sailboat, Soulmate.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe basically just bounced off the dinghy in the middle of a little blow, like 20-something knot winds that popped up,\u201d Brian said.<\/p>\n
Marnee and Blaine recorded the April 7 phone call with Brian and posted the video on their YouTube<\/a> account. Marnee also shared text messages with CBS from a conversation with Lynette, during which the 55-year-old told Marnee she could not be out on the water with Brian.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were married 21 years. Our marriage lasted 6 weeks cruising,\u201d Lynette wrote in the texts. \u201cIt was real bad. I can\u2019t be out there with him.\u201d<\/p>\n