The husband arrested in connection with his wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas described the events of the night she vanished as a “cascade of failures” — admitting that he “can’t really explain” what happened in a frank call to a friend.
Brian Hooker, 59, is still being questioned by police in the Caribbean after he said his wife, Lynette, 55, fell overboard off a small dinghy as they returned to their yacht on April 4.
“It was a cascade of failures, and it’s something I’m never going to forgive myself for,” Hooker said in the call to a friend made April 7, and verified by CBS News.
“We stayed too long, we left too dark, all kinds of s–t,” Hooker continued, speaking in a calm voice.
Brian then admitted to not anchoring the dinghy.
“I f–king threw the anchor out last, instead of first,” he told his pal.
“Can’t really explain it, you know. I just know that I hate this boat and if she doesn’t come back, I’m never getting on this f–king boat and I’m gonna sell this f–ker,” he said.
He also admitted that the pair, from Michigan, did not bring their life jackets.