Hannah died alone on yacht say experts as prosectors open manslaughter case

TRAGEDY yacht victim Hannah Lynch’s body was found alone in her own cabin, where she had been sleeping, it has been revealed.

- Marco Giannangeli

Five others, including her father, tech magnate Mike Lynch, were found in a separate compartment on the Bayesian superyacht, fire service commander Girolamo Bentivoglio Fiandra said last night.

It came as Italian prosecutors opened a manslaughter probe into the deaths of the seven victims of the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily.

Ambrogio Cartosio, prosecutor’s office head in Termini Imerese, Palermo, said the investigation was so far not aimed at any individual.

He said: “We are only in the initial phase. At this stage, precisely because the investigation could develop in any way, we are absolutely not ruling anything out.”

Mr Cartosio added: “This tragedy would be even more heart-wrenching if our investigations were to prove that the sinking of the vessel was caused by actions not in accordance with the maritime code.”

Meanwhile, shocking details emerged yesterday suggesting that as the vessel sank – taking less than a minute to do so – those on board tried desperately to free themselves.