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(NewsNation) — Four bodies person been recovered by divers who were searching the shipwreck of the British-flagged Bayesian superyacht disconnected the seashore of Sicily, according to published reports Wednesday.
The Daily Mail reported that 2 of the bodies look to beryllium those of U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter, Hannah, though authorities person not confirmed the identities of the bodies pulled from the wreckage. The paper initially reported that 2 bodies were located down 2 mattresses and are believed to beryllium those who were among the six radical who were reported missing aft the yacht sank.
Six people, including Lynch, were unaccounted for aft the tempest that created waterspouts sunk the yacht off the seashore Monday.
A full of 22 radical were aboard the yacht, which is owned by Lynch’s wife. The Associated Press reported that divers had recovered a full of 4 bodies by Wednesday afternoon.
The Daily Mail reported that the assemblage of 1 of the passengers was brought to the enactment earlier it was placed successful an ambulance. The bodies are the 2nd and 3rd to beryllium recovered aft 1 idiosyncratic has already been confirmed dead.
The bodies were reportedly recovered successful the hull of the boat. The sex of those recovered has not been revealed by investigators, the study said. However, 1 of the bodies was reportedly that of a “heavily built man,” The Daily Mail reported.
Investigators told NBC News connected Wednesday that the betterment effort was proving challenging to divers, who lone had astir 10 minutes astatine a clip to hunt the wreckage of the yacht owed to its depth. NBC News reported that the vas is tilted astatine a extent of astir 167 feet of water.
Divers were forced to instrumentality to the aboveground aft 10 minutes, the study indicated.
The wreck comes 2 months aft a assemblage acquitted Lynch of fraud and conspiracy charges rooted successful a multibillion-dollar 2011 concern woody with Hewlett-Packard.
Along with Lynch, those remaining missing see Hannah Lynch, Morgan Stanley International Chair Jonathan Bloomer, and his woman Judy. Also reported missing were Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, jewelry decorator Neda Morvillo.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
