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| Venezuela denies recovering Missoni's remains | Venezuela denies recovering Missoni's remains |
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| The Venezuelan government has denied reports that rescue teams have retrieved the remains of Italian fashion heir Vittorio Missoni and four other people from the Caribbean. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| The wreckage was found in June at a depth of 70m (230ft). | The wreckage was found in June at a depth of 70m (230ft). |
| Rescue teams have been carrying out searches in the area for several days. | Rescue teams have been carrying out searches in the area for several days. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| They are still looking for the remains of the Venezuelan pilot, German Marchant, according to those reports. | They are still looking for the remains of the Venezuelan pilot, German Marchant, according to those reports. |
| But El Universal has now said that rescue teams working north of Los Roques have not yet retrieved the bodies. | But El Universal has now said that rescue teams working north of Los Roques have not yet retrieved the bodies. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The twin-engine aircraft disappeared on 4 January. | 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. | 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. |