What Brian Hooker says happened the night his wife vanished in Bahamas

U.S. What Brian Hooker says happened the night his wife disappeared in the Bahamas By Cristian Benavides Cristian Benavides Correspondent, CBS Newspath Cristian Benavides is a CBS News correspondent based in Miami. Read Full Bio Cristian Benavides April 13, 2026 / 7:21 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Brian Hooker, in recordings of phone calls, text messages, and maps that he made, obtained and confirmed by CBS News, recounted what allegedly happened the night his wife, Lynette, disappeared more than a week ago.Hooker, who has previously told police his wife fell off their small boat and was swept out to sea, was arrested on Wednesday night. Attorney Terrel Butler, who represents Hooker in a criminal investigation by the Bahamian Royal Police Force, has consistently said his client denies any wrongdoing, is heartbroken by the incident and wants to be released from custody so he could search for his wife.During a nearly 40-minute phone conversation while search and rescue efforts were still ongoing on April 7, Hooker told friends Marnee and Blaine Stevenson in descriptive detail what led to the incident where his wife allegedly went missing. Hooker said he had a phone on him during the incident but it did not work because it was only able to make calls with Wi-Fi.  Boats drop anchor at Tahiti Beach, a white sandbar on the southern end of Elbow Cay, Bahamas, in this undated file photo. Jess Righthand For The Washington Post via Getty Images Hooker told the Stevensons that on Saturday April 4, Brian and Lynette anchored their sailboat "Soulmate" on Aunt Pat's Bay in Elbow Cay from there they hopped on a dinghy to start their day."There's a place called Tahiti Beach it's really popular here and it's a beach that dries out at low tide," Hooker said to the Stevensons in a phone call. "A barge pulls up on it and serves drinks all day."Tahiti Beach is in shallow water and located on the southern tip of Elbow Cay. Following Tahiti Beach, the couple used their 8-...