British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among 5 dead in Sicily yacht sinking

Updated : Aug 22, 2024 19:54
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Editorji News Desk

British tech magnate Mike Lynch is reportedly among five people who died after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday.

Reuters citing sources said the entrepreneur's body was retrieved from the wreck of his family yacht on Thursday. Lynch's 18-year-old daughter is still missing.

The 56-metre British-flagged yacht went down in a storm as it was moored about a kilometre offshore.

Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout.

Fifteen people escaped in a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby sailboat.

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