Brian Hooker, the American man who was taken into custody after his wife, Lynette Hooker, disappeared in the Bahamas was released on Monday without charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
“Brian Hooker, an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas, has been released from custody without charges after being arrested and questioned in his wife’s disappearance, his attorney said Monday night,” CNN reported.
“It is unclear whether Hooker will be required to stay in the Bahamas as the investigation continues or whether he is free to leave the country.”
“Hooker was arrested Wednesday and questioned in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who was reported missing April 5, police have said,” the outlet reported.
Fox News also reported that Brian Hooker was released without charges.
Brian Hooker was spotted as he was being released from custody.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Brian Hooker, the man arrested after his wife Lynette vanished during a boating trip in the Bahamas, is being released from jail, his attorney tells Fox News Digital. pic.twitter.com/FHEwfbcAqK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 14, 2026
Last Wednesday, the US Coast Guard launched a criminal investigation into the disappearance of an American woman who went overboard near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas.
Last week authorities were searching for Lynette Hooker, 55, after she went overboard late Saturday night while she was on a dinghy boat with her husband, Brian Hooker.
Brian Hooker, 59, said his wife fell from the boat late Saturday night during inclement weather and rough seas.
On Wednesday, Lynette Hooker’s daughter shared a voicemail her stepfather left her after her mother disappeared.
Brian Hooker did not sound distressed or upset.
“I found the flotation device that I threw to mom after she went overboard,” Brian Hooker said.
AUDIO:
Lynette Hooker’s daughter is sharing a voicemail she says her stepfather left after her mother vanished during a boat trip in the Bahamas as she questions his account of what happened at sea. Authorities have now shifted to a recovery operation for the 55-year-old Michigan… pic.twitter.com/3WrSAZYLZ3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 8, 2026
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