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Wife’s Chilling Texts About Husband Before Her Disappearance Revealed
April 13, 2026
The Daily Beast
Brian Hooker/FacebookAn American woman who disappeared from a dinghy in the Bahamas had told a friend she feared being with her husband at sea, according to newly revealed text messages.Lynette Hooker, 55, from Michigan, went missing on the night of April 4 after she and her husband Brian Hooker, 58, departed Hope Town on the Abaco Islands for Elbow Cay in an 8-foot dinghy, heading back to their yacht, the Soulmate.
Brian told authorities that Lynette fell overboard in strong winds and currents around 7:30 p.m., and that she had inadvertently taken the motor’s kill-switch cord over the side with her, cutting the motor. He was left to paddle approximately four miles to Marsh Harbour Boat Yards, arriving at around 4 a.m. Sunday, when he reported his wife missing.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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