Body of UK tech tycoon recovered but daughter still missing

In a statement confirming their parents' deaths, the Bloomer family described the couple as "incredible people and an inspiration to many". Mr Thomas was described by his friend, Gareth Williams, as being a "well-loved, kind human being with a calm spirit" A spokesperson for Clifford Chance, the law firm where Chris Morvillo was a partner, said the team was "in shock and deeply saddened". Mike Lynch had been a significant figure in the UK tech industry since helping to establish Cambridge Neurodynamics - a firm that specialised in using computer-based detection and recognition of fingerprints. Five years later, he co-founded the British tech firm Autonomy. In 2011, Lynch made his riches by selling his company to US computing giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) for 11bn ( 8.6bn).