Lynch family thank Italian authorities

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 23 - The family of 59-year-old British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, both tragically lost along with five others in Monday's freak storm sinking of his Bayesian superyacht, on Friday thanked Italian authorities for their assistance in the tragedy.
    "As members of the Lynch family we are devastated, in shock and are comforted and supported by our family and friends. Our thoughts at this time are with all those affected by the tragedy. We sincerely thank the Italian coast guard, the emergency services and all those who contributed to the rescue," they said in a statement issued after Hannah's body was found, the seventh and last.
    "We now ask that our privacy be respected at this time of untold grief." (ANSA).