MILAN (Reuters) - Italian
fashion designer Vittorio
Missoni, head of the eponymous fashion house, was aboard a small
plane that has disappeared off the coast of Venezuela, a company spokeswoman said on
Saturday.
"The Missoni family has been informed by the
Venezuelan
consulate that Vittorio Missoni and his wife are missing, but we don't
know any more," said Maddalena Aspes. "The authorities will
resume their search for the plane in the morning."
Italian media reported that the plane went
missing on Friday morning after takeoff from the resort of Los Roques, an
archipelago off the coast of Venezuela. Also reported to have been aboard the
Britten Norman NB2
twin-engine plane with Missoni, 58, and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, were another couple
and two Venezuelan crew members.
Missoni is the son of the founders of the
family-owned fashion
house famous for its exuberantly colored knits, featuring bold stripes
and zigzags. Vittorio is co-owner with siblings Luca and Angela.
(Reporting by Jennifer Clark; Editing by
Mark Heinrich)
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