A LAWYER sent a text saying "there are deaths" after she escaped from the superyacht Bayesian when it sank off the coast of Sicily. Ayla Ronald survived the horror tragedy that killed the boat's chef and has left six missing, including Brit entrepreneur Mike Lynch. 15 Kiwi lawyer Ayla Ronald survived the sinking of the superyacht Credit: CliffordChance 15 Survivors escaped in a small life raft Credit: Reuters 15 The Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily yesterday morning Credit: EPA 15 Ayla snapped the last picture taken from onboard the Bayesian 15 CCTV footage caught the high winds battering the nearby city of Palermo on Sunday night Credit: RAI 15 Divers are now searching for the missing passengers Credit: Reuters 15 The £14m luxury vessel sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean after it was hit by a tornado at about 5am yesterday.
Ayla was there celebrating Lynch's acquittal from fraud charges after he won a US trial in June relating to the billion-pound sale of his business Autonomy. Her father Lin said Ayla, 36, text him yesterday saying "there are deaths", the Telegraph reported. He said she was left "very shaken" by the sinking, the New Zealand Herald also reported.
The senior associate works for British multinational law firm Clifford Chance and works on commercial litigation. The Kiwi also snapped the last picture taken from onboard the Bayesian, a beautiful orange sunset only hours before tragedy struck. Ayla's partner Matthew Fletcher was also on board and was an.