Lynette Hooker's mom alleges Brian Hooker lied about daughter's disappearance, claims 'foul play'

Months aft Lynette Hooker vanished successful the Bahamas, her parent is challenging hubby Brian Hooker's mentation of what happened the nighttime she disappeared.

Lynette Hooker, a Michigan pistillate who vanished portion vacationing with her hubby successful the Bahamas successful April, was reported missing connected April 4 aft the mates was boating adjacent Elbow Cay successful the Abaco Islands.

Brian Hooker has maintained that his woman fell from a dinghy astatine nighttime and was swept distant by the existent portion they were en way to their sailboat, "Soulmate."

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Brian Hooker's wife, Lynette, disappeared portion they were connected a travel to the Bahamas connected their boat, Soulmate. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital; Brian Hooker/Facebook)

Lynette's assemblage has not been recovered.

Now, Lynette's mother, Darlene Hamlett, says she believes her girl made it backmost to "Soulmate" earlier she vanished.

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The vessel Soulmate is docked astatine the U.S. Coast Guard presumption successful Fort Pierce, Fla., connected May 13, 2026. The vessel, owned by Brian Hooker and his missing woman Lynette Hooker, was brought backmost to the U.S. from the Bahamas by the Coast Guard. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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"She made it backmost to the boat, and determination was foul play," Hamlett told Fox News Digital.

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The U.S. Coast Guard retrieved the dinghy utilized by Brian and Lynette Hooker the nighttime she vanished successful the Bahamas. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

Hamlett did not elaborate connected however she reached that decision but said she has been constricted successful what she tin publically discuss.

"As a mother, it's taking longer than I would anticipate, but that's what the Coast Guard told maine to say. That's each I'm saying," she said.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service declined to remark connected Hamlett's claims, telling Fox News Digital, "We cannot remark connected ongoing investigation."

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Members of the US Coast Guard and The Royal Bahaman Police Force get astatine The Abaco Inn, In Hope Town. They are successful the country to behaviour a hunt successful narration to the missing American boater, Lynette Hooker, who was past seen live successful aboriginal April. (AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)

Fox News Digital besides reached retired to Brian Hooker's lawyer for remark but did not instantly person a response.

Hamlett's comments travel aft U.S. Coast Guard investigators traveled to the Bahamas past period to behaviour dive searches successful the Sea of Abaco and onshore searches with the assistance of a cadaver canine successful an effort to find Lynette.

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Brian and Lynette Hooker beryllium connected a dinghy successful the h2o successful this undated image. (Brian Hooker/Facebook)

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Investigators besides returned to the United States with the dinghy Lynette was past known to beryllium on. It is expected to acquisition further forensic introspection for imaginable evidence.

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Brian Hooker initially told investigators helium and his woman were connected a nighttime vessel thrust erstwhile Lynette fell from a tiny dinghy and was swept away.

Brian Hooker leaves Central Police Station aft being released from custody, Freeport, The Bahamas, Monday, April 13, 2026. Hooker, who is accompanied by his lawyer, Terrel A. Butler, was being questioned implicit the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who helium says fell overboard from their dinghy earlier this month. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

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According to authorities, Brian said helium was forced to paddle backmost to enactment due to the fact that Lynette was carrying the dinghy's ignition cardinal erstwhile she went overboard.

After Lynette disappeared, Brian said successful a Facebook station that helium was "heartbroken."

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Lynette Hooker and Brian Hooker seen successful a representation taken successful 2023 connected a tiny boat. (John Waters)

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"I americium heartbroken implicit the caller vessel mishap successful unpredictable seas and precocious winds that caused my beloved Lynette to autumn from our tiny dinghy adjacent Elbow Cay successful the Bahamas," helium wrote. "Despite hopeless attempts to scope her, the winds and currents drove america further apart. We proceed to hunt for her, and that is my sole focus."

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After being questioned and released by Bahamian authorities, Brian Hooker returned to the United States and has not been seen oregon heard from publicly.

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He has not been charged with a transgression oregon accused of wrongdoing.