The Italian coastguard have identified the bodies of five people found on board the sunken £30million yacht Bayesian , including British billionaire Mike Lynch - but his daughter was not among them. Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo have also been named by rescue teams. Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing.
Sicily's Chief of Civil Protection Salvo Cocina said yesterday he believed the Oxford-bound teen was among the bodies recovered, but this morning the Italian Coastguard confirmed the final person yet to be found was a woman. A source close to the operation said 59-year-old Mr Lynch's body was brought to shore this morning. A fire service boat with flashing blue lights returned this morning with a blue body bag to Porticello at just after 8.
45am local time. It brings the total number of confirmed deaths to six after the body of chef Recaldo Thomas was discovered on the day of the sinking. The superyacht went under on Monday after it was believed to have been hit by a waterspout .
It had been hoped anyone trapped in the bowels of the ship had found air pockets to keep them alive as rescue teams attempted to reach them, but those hopes have dwindled. Below we take a look at those so far confirmed killed in the tragedy in the Mediterranean. Mike Lynch The sailing trip was meant to have been a celebration for the British tech entrepreneur.
Mr Lynch, from Suffolk, was recently acquitted in a majo.