The boater whose wife vanished in the Bahamas has left the country just hours after he insisted he would stay on the island until she was found. Brian Hooker, 59, departed the Bahamas on a commercial flight Wednesday 'because his mom is very ill,' his attorney Terrel Butler said. Butler said he plans to return to the islands, but did not indicate when. He also did not disclose where he was flying to. #brianhooker #lynettehooker #bahamas