Vittorio Missoni remains recovered from plane crash site, says Venezuela

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Venezuelan authorities say they have recovered the presumed remains of the Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, who went missing in January after taking off in a small plane from the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean.<br /> <br />Four months ago Venezuela's government said it had discovered the aircraft in 76 metres (249ft) of water. It had been carrying Missoni, 58, his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, another couple and two Venezuelan crew members.<br /> <br />"All the remains were complete in the plane," said the Venezuelan attorney-general, Luisa Ortega, on Monday. "There was the luggage and other belongings which indicate to us ... that they belonged to the people we were looking for."<br /> <br />Ortega said Venezuelan navy divers recovered the remains of five of the passengers but the sixth body was proving difficult to reach. The remains would be submitted to DNA tests to verify they belonged to Missoni and the other victims, she said.<br /> <br />Italy's agency for flight security, ANSV, has said its investigation found the airline that owned the plane was not fully licensed and the pilot's licence had expired more than a month before the flight.<br /> <br />Missoni was the oldest child of the founders of the fashion house famous for its exuberantly coloured knits featuring bold stripes and zigzags. He was co-owner with siblings Luca and Angela, who handle the technical and design sides of the firm.

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