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EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> An overnight security guard at a boatyard on a Bahamian island<\/a> encountered American man Brian Hooker when he washed ashore about eight hours after his wife disappeared into a dark and stormy sea last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edward Smith works at Marsh Harbour Boatyards, a boat storage and repair facility in the tourist destination, and was alerted by another employee that a man had stumbled onto the property talking about a key and a woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That man was Hooker, 58, who is currently being held in a Freeport, Bahamas jail, after he said his wife, Lynette Hooker, fell off their dinghy while motoring back to their yacht from a bar in Hope Town.<\/p>\n

DAUGHTER OF MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN IN BAHAMAS SAYS THERE WERE ‘PRIOR ISSUES,’ CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

On Saturday, April 4, Hooker and his wife had been dining and drinking at the Abaco Inn \u2013 a restaurant in Hope Town, known to locals as “Elbow Cay” \u2013 several miles by sea from the small beach covered by jagged rocks where he landed in Marsh Harbour.<\/p>\n

“He said he was on a cay, like at a bar, having something to eat or drink, and they came out to go to another place or back to their boat, but somehow they got out in the rough weather, and they had that incident, the lady [went] overboard, or whatever,” Smith told Fox News Digital on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Smith declined to be video recorded or photographed.<\/p>\n

Hooker was arrested for questioning<\/a> while police investigate Lynette\u2019s disappearance. He told police that seas were rough just after sundown when the pair attempted to return to their yacht, and that Lynette fell overboard with the dinghy\u2019s key in her pocket, cutting off the engine. Hooker drifted and paddled on the dinghy for the next several hours, eventually arriving on the boatyard\u2019s shore around 4 a.m. the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He drifted from that time until the time he hit here,” said Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUSBAND OF AMERICAN WOMAN MISSING IN THE BAHAMAS SPEAKS OUT FOR FIRST TIME, SAYS HE IS ‘HEARTBROKEN’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Police have not charged Hooker with a crime, and he maintains that Lynette fell overboard by accident. He was arrested and transported to Freeport, a separate Bahamian island, on Wednesday. \u00a0Bahamian law calls for a 48-hour limit to hold someone without charging them with a crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under special circumstances, that time can be extended. In this case, it was, as Hooker\u2019s attorney, Terrel Butler, said Friday night that officials decided to keep Hooker in custody for up to another 72 hours. The deadline for his release is now Monday night at around 7:30 p.m., but he could be released at any time if authorities decide not to charge him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is being questioned in relation to the Bahamian crime<\/a> “causing harm resulting in death.”<\/p>\n

Smith said Hooker did not appear suspicious when the pair met.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He was more exhausted than anything else,” said Smith. “He was asking for water. He wanted water to drink.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I asked him, \u2018so where is the lady?\u2019” Smith recalled. “He says, \u2018she\u2019s in the water.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Smith said he asked Hooker what time Lynette fell in the water, to which he replied 7 p.m., which shocked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN’S HUSBAND HAD \u2018SPOTTY’ CELL SERVICE DURING 8-HOUR TREK TO REPORT DISAPPEARANCE: TELECOM BOSS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“So I say, \u2018from seven? And you\u2019re just reaching [the shore] now?\u2019” Smith said. “He said the wind was blowing so strong, so when that happened, the boat blew away from him and he couldn\u2019t really see in the dark.”<\/p>\n

According to Smith, Bryan told him that when he last saw Lynette, she was swimming back toward Hope Town with a yellow bag on her person. He said Hooker was wearing a yellow bag when he washed ashore, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hooker told Smith he tried to signal for help from the small vessel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He said he sent up two flares,” said Smith. “The first flare he sent up, there was a boat that passed and they didn\u2019t respond to it. He said another boat passed<\/a>, he sent up another flare, and they didn\u2019t respond to it.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Smith called the police to assist Hooker. He said the police arrived at about 5 a.m., and Hooker was still talking to them when Smith\u2019s shift ended at 7 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bahamian authorities have been tight-lipped about the process, but the investigation into Lynette\u2019s disappearance remains ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A second employee of the boatyard told Fox News Digital that police returned there Saturday, but did not elaborate on their activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A source with knowledge of the investigation told Fox News Digital on Saturday that authorities are searching for Lynette\u2019s body near Hope Town.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/boatyard-employee-found-exhausted-missing-americans-husband-when-he-washed-ashore-after-night-adrift <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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