THE location of the point that the missing plane carrying Vittorio Missoni disappeared off radars may have been found.A Venezuelan Army radar has detected a spot where the aircraft plane "may have suddenly lost altitude" en route from the Los Roques archipelago to Caracas on Friday January 4.

"It is an area where the ocean floor reaches a depth of 2,000 meters, considered too many for the instrumentations momentarily available," the Italian embassy reportedly said, according to WWD."The Venezuelan and Italian authorities are coming to an agreement to continue the search beyond the expected eight days, focusing resources on a defined area and through means that may be more useful."

Missoni creative director and sister to the company's boss Angela Missoni said on Saturday that the family have not given up hope.The search for her brother and five other passengers will "continue in all possible directions until we have found them.We don't want to leave anything untried and we know we can count on the continuous support of the Italian and Venezuelan authorities, whose constant involvement is infinitely appreciated."