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Bahamas police said late Wednesday they have arrested Brian Hooker, the husband of U.S. citizen Lynette Hooker, who vanished after being aboard a boat near the Abaco archipelago. The U.S. Coast Guard said it opened a criminal investigation into the case, as Bahamian police said search and investigative efforts remain active.

Police said the 59-year-old man was arrested in Abaco and is being questioned. Authorities did not provide further details late Wednesday, including whether he was charged, and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

The disappearance occurred as Lynette Hooker, 55, was traveling in an 8-foot motorboat from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday night, authorities said. Officials said Brian Hooker told them that she fell overboard with the boat keys, which caused the engine to turn off.

Authorities said Brian Hooker then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday. Police said in a statement issued Saturday that strong currents subsequently carried her away and he lost sight of her.

Lynette Hooker’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, told The Associated Press late Wednesday that she was “glad to hear” about the arrest but declined further comment, saying she was seeking more information. Earlier Wednesday, Hamlett said she wanted to hear more from her son-in-law about how her daughter disappeared, and she said she was traveling back to the Caribbean after securing a passport so she can fly to the Bahamas.

Hamlett, who said she and her husband lived in Onsted, Michigan, said the couple had been married for more than two decades. She also said her family “grew up on water,” with Lynette near lakes and on boats, sailing and swimming, and that it would be “a miracle” if Lynette was rescued while she still counted on one.

Lynette Hooker’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told NBC News that she found it unlikely her mother would “just fall” off the boat, saying Lynette was an experienced sailor. Aylesworth also told NBC that the relationship between her parents was volatile and that the couple had a history of not getting along, especially when they drank, and she told WXYZ-TV she doubted her mother survived and could tread water for that long while hoping to find her for closure.

On Wednesday morning, Brian Hooker wrote on Facebook that he was “heartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds” that he said caused Lynette to fall from their dinghy near Elbow Cay. He said he and others made desperate attempts to reach her, but that winds and currents drove them further apart, and he added that search efforts were ongoing with his focus on finding her.

The U.S. Coast Guard joined the investigation and interviewed Aylesworth on Wednesday, according to her attorney, Ron Marienfeld. Marienfeld said via email that he and the family were “pleased to see it is being investigated” and hoped “more answers will come to give the family some closure.”