A missing woman who vanished while sailing in the Bahamas with her husband allegedly fell overboard into a busy stretch of water, it has emerged.
Brian Hooker, 59, reportedly drew maps of the route his dinghy took on April 4, the night his wife Lynette Hooker, 55, disappeared.
Screenshots of the maps obtained by CBS News show that the couple's journey back to their anchored sailboat began at the Abaco Inn in Elbow Cay, where the couple had been enjoying drinks.
They were meant to exit the harbor across from the inn and take a short ride between the western coastline of Elbow Cay and the eastern coastline of Lubbers Quarters.
But Hooker's purported maps indicate Lynette fell overboard about halfway through the route around 7.30pm.
He then traveled four miles west on the dinghy and washed up on the shores of Marsh Harbour Boat Yard at 4am the next day.
The small channel Hooker claims to have traveled along is a popular route amongst tourists and locals alike, 15-year Bahamian charter boat captain Mo Monestime told Fox News.
The water in the channel is clear enough to see the bottom and very shallow at low tide, with Monestime claiming sometimes it is only 4 feet deep. At high tide it rises to about 10 feet, he said.
Brian Hooker says his wife Lynette fell overboard during a boat ride in the Bahamas on April 4
Lynette, who is understood to be an experienced boater, has not been missing ever since
Hooker said he and Lynette had dinner at the Abaco Inn on the small island of Elbow Key (pictured) before she went missing
The ride from the harbor near the Abaco Inn and the popular spot where the Hookers anchored their sailboat is only a four-minute journey, according to Fox - which had Monestime recreate the couple's alleged route.
But officials note that wind gusts could have created choppy waters before Lynette fell over.
Hooker claimed disaster struck after the couple left the small marina at Abaco Inn and were hit with high waves and wind gusts of up to 25mph.
The Daily Mail cannot independently verify the weather conditions that night, but data recorded by Time and Date indicates that Elbow Cay saw 13mph winds between 6pm and midnight on April 4.
Hooker was arrested by Royal Bahamas Police on April 8, four days after he claims Lynette fell overboard. He has not been charged with any crime, but is being questioned in relation to the Bahamian crime 'causing harm resulting in death.'
His attorney Terrel Butler said he 'categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing' in his wife's disappearance, adding that Hooker 'has been cooperating with the relevant authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.'
On Friday, Butler reiterated Hooker's innocence and said Lynette has not been found.
She said police had just finished an intensive four-hour interview with him in which she described him as continuously asking about his wife.
'He was a bit puzzled because he was uncertain as to why they were questioning him about causing harm or possible murder when they had not given him any information in terms of where she is, if they had recovered her,' she said.
Under Bahamian law, authorities have four days to decide whether or not to charge Hooker with a crime before they must release him. But on Friday investigators were granted a special 72-hour extension that keeps him in custody through today.
Hooker claimed disaster struck after the couple left the small marina and were hit with high waves and wind gusts of up to 25mph
Hooker admitted the couple had been drinking at the Abaco Inn (pictured) and told a night security guard that his wife 'was thrown out of the boat'
The Daily Mail can now reveal that Hooker tied his dinghy to a tree on a small sandy cove at an area called Calcutta, about four miles from Parrot Cay
The extension came after Butler revealed that Hooker required medical attention after having slipped into the water from a police transport vessel on April 9.
'He was submerged in the cold water and took in a significant amount of seawater before his life jacket brought him to the surface. He had to be rescued from the water by the police,' Butler told the Daily Mail.
'As a result of this fall, Brian sustained an injury to his knee, which has caused him to limp, as well as a visible abrasion.'
Hooker told police that Lynette fell overboard Saturday night from a small dinghy that was carrying the couple from Hope Town to Elbow Cay, small islands on the eastern end of the Bahamas.
He had been alone in the eight-foot vessel after Lynette plunged over the side around 7.30pm, taking with her the engine's kill-switch key which was attached to her by a cord. That cut the tiny vessel's power.
Hooker staggered ashore hours later and admitted that he and Lynette had been 'drinking' and 'were drunk,' boatyard security guard Edward Smith told the Daily Mail.
Authorities say they are in a recovery operation to find Lynette's body, but there has still been no sign of her.
Smith believes sharks will have pounced within minutes – a belief backed up by a highly experienced high-end boat skipper who also spoke with the Daily Mail.
Hooker said he is 'heartbroken' by his wife's disappearance, describing the incident as a 'boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds'
The Hookers were traveling on Soulmate (pictured), which has since been moored in a marina in Marsh Harbour
Bahamian authorities have released few details about the case, but say the investigation into Lynette's disappearance remains ongoing.
The US Coast Guard has also opened an investigation that is separate from the one by Bahamas authorities.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Hooker said he is 'heartbroken' by his wife's disappearance, describing the incident as a 'boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds.'
'Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart,' he said. 'We continue to search for her and that is my sole focus.'