Sicily yacht sinking LIVE: Mike Lynch 'among five bodies pulled from Bayesian' as daughter Hannah 'unaccounted for'

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among five people whose bodies have been recovered from the wreck of a luxury yacht while his daughter remains missing, according to reports.

Morgan Stanley bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, Clifford Chance lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo have also been identified by the Italian coastguard, Sky News reported.

A major search operation has been underway for the six missing people since the Bayesian sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily around 5am on Monday.Four of the missing were found dead on the wreck yesterday and brought to shore, while a fifth was recovered shortly after the search operation resumed this morning.

The body pulled from the wreck this morning is that of Mr Lynch, 59, a source close to the search operation told news agency Reuters.

The source said Mr Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch - a former west London schoolgirl who was due to attend Oxford University - is now the only person who is yet to be found.

The identities of the recovered bodies have not yet been confirmed by authorities.

Fifteen people including a one-year-old baby escaped the tragedy on a lifeboat, while the body of Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the yacht, was recovered at the scene of the sinking on Monday.

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