The husband of a woman who has been missing in the Bahamas for more than two weeks has abandoned searching for her and left the Caribbean island. Brian Hooker, husband of Lynette Hooker–who went missing after apparently falling from a dinghy into the sea on the evening of April 4–left the Caribbean country because his mother is sick, his attorney told CBS News. Hooker was arrested by Bahamian authorities on April 15 in conenction to Lynette’s disparance, but was was released on Monday pending the outcome of further investigations. Hooker denies being responsible for his wife’s disappearance and said she was swept away by the current as the pair tried to head back to their yacht. Hooker said that his “sole focus” is finding his wife of 25 years, “no matter how likely or unlikely that is,” just hours before he left the Bahamas. Hooker added he plans to return to the Bahamas to continue searching for his wife. Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told CBS that the actions of her stepfather show that he’s “not much of a man of his word.” She also does not believe Hooker’s version of events, because her mother was an experienced swimmer and sailor.
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