The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was reportedly recovered from a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week.
According to a report by Reuters, this information came from a source close to the rescue operation, however, BBC News reports that Italian authorities are working on official identification.
In total five bodies have been recovered from the vessel, but Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still unaccounted for.
Reuters adds that the British-flagged Bayesian, carrying 22 passengers and crew, was anchored off the port of Porticello when it disappeared beneath the waves after the bad weather struck.
It notes that marine experts believe the vessel, presumed to have top-class fittings and safety features, should have been able to withstand such weather.
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of the sinking.
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