UK Tech Tycoon Lynch Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily Coast
- Yacht struck by violent storm, leaving one dead, six missing
- Lynch’s co-defendent in HP case separately died in car crash
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British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is among those missing after a luxury yacht was struck by a tornado and sank off the coast of Sicily.
One person has died and six others are missing after the boat named the Bayesian sank early Monday near Porticello, according to the local coast guard and firefighters. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, was among those rescued, according to a person familiar with the matter, asking not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.