Initial autopsy results in British tycoon's shipwreck case released: died of oxygen deprivation and asphyxiation

On September 7, according to Reuters, Italian police conducted a preliminary examination of the body of British billionaire Mike Lynch. The results showed that Lynch died of oxygen deprivation and asphyxiation.

On August 19, the British-flagged superyacht "Bayes" sank in the sea near Palermo, Italy due to bad weather. This accident caused seven people including Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, a chef on board and four other guests to die unfortunately.

The police also conducted a preliminary examination of Hannah Lynch's body on the same day. The results are inconclusive. Only the possibility of her death due to external trauma is ruled out, and the possibility of her death due to oxygen deficiency or drowning is retained. In addition, a preliminary autopsy on chef Riccardo Thomas showed that he drowned. Previously, preliminary autopsy results on the other four victims - Jonathan Blumer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy Blumer, American lawyer Chris Mowillo and his wife Neda Mowillo showed that asphyxiation may be the cause of their deaths.

It is reported that the head of the Palermo fire department said last month that the bodies of all the victims except the chef were found in the cabin on the left side of the yacht. The trapped passengers may have tried to take refuge there and look for the last oxygen in the ship. Divers found the bodies of the Blumer couple and the Mowillo couple on the left side of the cabin. Investigators believe that after the ship tilted to the right and sank, they tried to find the last oxygen in the cabin and finally suffocated in the carbon dioxide "bubble". And the current inspection results show that there are no signs of injury on the four victims.

Lynch is 59 years old and is known as the "British version of Bill Gates". Years ago, he sold the software company he founded to Hewlett-Packard. This transaction was fraudulently charged in the United States. In June this year, Lynch was acquitted. It is worth noting that Hewlett-Packard recently said that it will continue to seek up to $4 billion in damages from Lynch's estate in the UK. At present, the police have ordered further forensic tests on all victims. The results are expected to be available in the next few weeks. The shipwreck case is still under further investigation.