.Mike Lynch, past president at Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Freedom unit, talking at a meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2013. u00c2 Bloomberg|Bloomberg|Getty ImagesLONDON u00e2 $ " The body of English technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch, 59, has been obtained from the wreck of a yacht that sank off the shore of Sicily, a source familiar with the matter informed CNBC on Thursday, verifying earlier reporting through Sky News.Lynch's little girl, Hannah, remains unaccounted for, according to the resource, who talked to not to be identified as a result of the vulnerable attribute of the situation. Sky News previously mentioned that five bodies pulled from the accident had been actually determined due to the Italian shore guard, and that Lynch was among the dead.Lynch, that was disclosed skipping Monday, was among 22 passengers aboard the Bayesian superyacht, which capsized while secured in the small sportfishing community of Porticello, in the district of Palermo in Italy.On Wednesday, Salvatore Cocina, head of the civil defense agency in Sicily, validated to NBC Headlines that five physical bodies had actually been actually recovered coming from the wreckage of the yacht. The only person confirmed lifeless through authorizations so far has actually been Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef.CNBC has actually spoken to the Italian shoreline guard as well as is awaiting a response.Lynch was actually owner of enterprise software application organization Autonomy. He ended up being the target of a lengthy lawful battleu00c2 withu00c2 Hewlett Packardu00c2 after the company charged Lynch of inflating Autonomy's worth in an $11.7 billion purchase. HP took an $8.8 billion write-down on the value of the business within a year of buying it.Lynchu00c2 was actually acted in June of fraud chargesu00c2 in an unpleasant surprise triumph in united state court observing a hearing that lasted for 3 months. He had experienced costs of cord fraudulence and conspiracy theory for supposedly shifty to blow up Autonomy's income. Lynch refuted misdeed and said to jurors HP botched Autonomy's integration.Lynch was additionally founder of Invoke Resources, an equity capital agency promoting European technology startups. He came to be a key representation sustaining the U.K. technology market, supporting crucial labels like cybersecurity firm Darktrace as well as lawful tech company Luminance.Tributes were actually spent to Lynch adhering to headlines of his death.Russ Shaw, creator of modern technology field teams Technology London Advocates as well as Global Technology Proponents, mentioned Lynch "leaves behind a tradition being one of the terrific modern-day British tech business owners."" His potential to understand exactly how technology may handle large challenges, and after that efficiently commercialise it was actually genuinely one-of-a-kind" Shaw said in a declaration emailed to CNBC. "Mike will appropriately be born in mind for his operate in nourishing a few of Britain's excellent tech business, consisting of Darktrace, Luminance as well as Sophia Genetic Makeup." The Royal Academy of Engineering, that made Lynch an other in 2008, mentioned its trustee panel, fellows and also staff are "profoundly saddened" to know of his death as well as "send our extensive condolences to his loved ones."" Our company have sentimental moments of the active part he played [as a fellow] in the past, as a mentor, contributor and previous Authorities participant. He was actually additionally among the inaugural participants on the Organization Board," the institute said on the social media platform X. "Our thoughts are actually along with his family and friends at this time." Lord John Browne, past chief executive officer of power organization BP, mentioned in an article on X that Lynch "ought to be always remembered as the individual that catalysed a kind of profound technician business owners in the U.K. His concepts and his individual sight were a strong contribution to science as well as innovation in both Britain as well as around the globe.".