Lynch, who was reported missing Monday, was one of 22 passengers aboard the Bayesian superyacht, which capsized while anchored in the small fishing village of Porticello, in the province of Palermo in Italy.
Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer at Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Autonomy unit, speaking at a conference on Thursday, April 25, 2013.LONDON — The body of British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch, 59, has been retrieved from the wreckage of a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC Thursday, confirming earlier reporting by Sky News.
that five bodies pulled from the wreck had been identified by the Italian coastguard, and that Lynch was among the dead. On Wednesday, Salvatore Cocina, the head of the civil protection agency in Sicily confirmed to NBC News that from the wreckage of the yacht. It comes after one person — Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef — was confirmed dead earlier this week.with Hewlett Packard after the firm accused Lynch of inflating Autonomy's value in an $11.7 billion sale. HP took an $8.8 billion write-down on the value of the company within a year of buying it.in a surprise victory in U.S. court following a trial that lasted for three months.
Lynch was also the founder of Invoke Capital, a venture capital firm endorsing European tech startups. He became a key voice supporting the U.K. technology industry, backing key names like cybersecurity firmCNBC has contacted the Italian coastguard and is awaiting a response.
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