Mike Lynch among dead in yacht disaster as his daughter ‘remains missing’

The body of technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, as his 18-year-old daughter reportedly remains missing.

The Italian Coastguard confirmed to the PA news agency that the sixth and final person yet to be found was a woman.

Mr Lynch, his daughter, Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo, were lost when the Bayesian sank at around 5am on Monday.

The body of the fifth missing person in the yacht’s wreckage was returned in a blue body bag to the port of Porticello on Thursday morning.

Published: 22/08/2024 by Radio NewsHub