The final body from the wreck of a sunken superyacht in Sicily was recovered on Friday by divers, the Associated Press reported, citing the Italian coast guard.
According to AP, the Italian coast guard said the final missing bodyhad been recovered from the wreckage on Friday. The body is the sixth to be recovered from the Bayesian, which sank off of the coast of Sicily on Monday.
The body—a woman—is believed to be 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, according to Italian media reports. Hannah Lynch is the daughter of U.K. tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, whose body was found on Thursday. Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, was among the 15 people rescued by the Italian coast guard on Monday after the Bayesian sank in a freak weather event. A total of 22 passengers were on board the superyacht when it sank, with seven now confirmed dead.
The other victims are Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judith Bloomer, lawyer Christopher Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, who were identified after their bodies were recovered by the coast guard on Thursday.
The first body, recovered on Monday, was that of the yacht's chef, Recaldo Thomas, who was found in the water just a few hours after the vessel capsized.
In a statement shared with The London Evening Standard after the news of the sinking broke, Hannah's school, Latymer Upper School, said: "We are all incredibly shocked by the news that Hannah and her father are among those missing in this tragic incident and our thoughts are with their family and everyone involved as we await further updates."
The Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday, when it was hit by a freak tornado. The yacht, worth around $18 million, settled over 164 feet below the surface, requiring divers to search the area extensively throughout the week.
Fire rescue crews reported that divers were unable to access the below-deck cabins because they were blocked by debris that had shifted during the violent storm.
"Access was limited to the bridge, due to the difficulty represented by the presence of furnishings obstructing the divers' passage," the fire crews said in a statement.
A spokesperson from the Italian coast guard said that a decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is "not on the agenda" but will be in the future, according to the BBC.
Newsweek contacted the Italian coast guard for more information on the searches taking place.
Several of the rescued passengers remain in Italy, after being taken to hospitals in Sicily. A 1-year-old child was taken to Palermo's children's hospital.
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