British businessman Mike Lynch is missing after the yacht he was on capsized in Sicily leaving at least one person dead.
Angela Bacares, Mr Lynch’s wife, was among those rescued after the incident.
Mr Lynch is the co-founder of software company Autonomy Corporation and the founder of Invoke Capital.
The body of one missing passenger was recovered close to the wreck at a depth of 164 ft a few hours into the search mission.
Before the recovery of the victim, believed to be a man, the Italian coast guard said: “There are currently seven missing, one crew member and six passengers, of British, American and Canadian nationality.”
The captain of the Sir Robert, one of the first ships to intervene to rescue the passengers, said the Bayesian “tilted to one side and within minutes the boat sank, it all happened in a very short time.”
One of the passengers described the harrowing experience as she spoke of her efforts to keep her young daughter, Sophie, safe after the sinking.
The woman, named locally as Charlotte, told Italian newspaper La Repubblica: “I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning.
“It was all dark. In the water, I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I screamed for help but all I could hear around me was the screams of others.”
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