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Venezuela recovers Italian fashion heir Missoni's remains Venezuela denies recovering Missoni's remains
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Venezuelan rescue teams have retrieved the remains of Italian fashion heir Vittorio Missoni and four other people who died in a plane crash in January. The Venezuelan government has denied reports that rescue teams have have retrieved the remains of Italian fashion heir Vittorio Missoni and four other people from the Caribbean.
The small plane carrying six passengers plunged into the Caribbean shortly after taking off from the Los Roques islands. They were in a small plane carrying six people that plunged into the sea shortly after taking off from the Los Roques islands in January.
It was located in June some 70m (230ft) under the water, north of the Venezuelan archipelago. The wreckage was found in June at a depth of 70m (230ft).
An investigation is underway to establish the causes of the accident. Rescue teams have been carrying out searches in the area for several days.
The bodies retrieved were those of Mr Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni; two Italian friends who were holidaying with them in Los Roques, Guido Foresti and Elda Scalvenzi; and Venezuelan co-pilot Juan Carlos Ferrer. Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega issued a statement saying that she was going to meet relatives arriving in Caracas to update them on the rescue mission.
They were flown to a morgue in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. El Universal newspaper, Italian media and news agencies reported on Thursday that the bodies of the four passengers and the co-pilot, Juan Carlos Ferrer, had been found.
Mr Missoni was the son of Ottavio Missoni, founder of the Italian Missoni fashion house, and co-owned the firm with his siblings. They are still looking for the remains of the Venezuelan pilot, German Marchant, according to those reports.
Relatives are due to arrive in Venezuela tonight. But El Universal has now said that rescue teams working north of Los Roques have not yet retrieved the bodies.
Rescue teams have been trying to recover the remains of the sixth victim: Venezuelan pilot German Marchant. Mr Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni died in the crash alongside two Italian friends who were holidaying with them in the Venezuelan archipelago, Guido Foresti and Elda Scalvenzi.
Following the twin engine aircraft's disappearance on 4 January, investigators from the Italian Agency for Air Safety (ANSV) said the company that owned the small plane was not fully licensed to operate. The twin-engine aircraft disappeared on 4 January.
Mr Missoni was the son of the late founder of the Italian Missoni fashion house, Ottavio Missoni, and co-owned the firm with his siblings.
A piece of luggage from the aircraft was found off the Dutch island of Curacao, about 320km (200 miles) west of Los Roques, later that month.A piece of luggage from the aircraft was found off the Dutch island of Curacao, about 320km (200 miles) west of Los Roques, later that month.
Los Roques, an archipelago made up of dozens of islands some 95 miles (150km) off Venezuela's coast, is one of the area's most popular holiday destinations.Los Roques, an archipelago made up of dozens of islands some 95 miles (150km) off Venezuela's coast, is one of the area's most popular holiday destinations.