Husband's Story Unraveled in Wife's Bahamas Sailing Mystery

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Brian Hooker claims strong winds knocked his wife Lynette off their small dinghy while

sailing in the Bahamas waters last week.

He says currents swept her away fast and he lost sight of her.

Now she's missing with no trace and he's the only witness to the whole thing.

Maritime cases like this are tough to crack because of the isolation at sea and lack of

evidence.

Experts say it boils down to whether a jury buys Brian's story if it ever hits trial.

Crimes on open water happen a lot and jurisdictions make them even harder to solve.

Brian got arrested for questioning by Bahamas police but was released after a few days

with no charges.

His lawyer says he's all in on searching for his wife of 25 years.

He even told NBC he'd never heard her and wants her found.

But right after release, he bounced from the islands to care for his sick mom heading

to some undisclosed spot.

That move raised eyebrows especially from Lynette's daughter Carly from another marriage.

She calls it an excuse since her grandma's been ill for a while and questions if the

whole thing was planned.

The U.S. Coast Guard keeps their criminal probe going while Carly pushes for answers on

the ground.

With so much suspicion swirling, it might be ages before we know if this was accident

or something darker.