She also claimed that the married couple had a tumultuous relationship and a history of arguing, especially in the event that they had been consuming alcohol.<\/p>\n
The couple, each avid sailors with years of experience, documented their journeys on social media as \u201cThe Sailing Hookers.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Wednesday morning, Brian Hooker wrote on Facebook that he’s \u201cheartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy near Elbow Cay within the Bahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cDespite desperate attempts to achieve her, the winds and currents drove us further apart,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe proceed to look for her and that’s my sole focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The U.S. Coast Guard has also joined the investigation and interviewed Aylesworth on Wednesday, in accordance with her lawyer, Ron Marienfeld.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re pleased to see it’s being investigated, and hopefully more answers will come to offer the family some closure,\u201d Marienfeld said via email.<\/p>\n
Bahamian police said search operations and investigative efforts remain lively.<\/p>\n
\u2014 With files from The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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