( CNN ) -- A bag from a missing plane carrying a member of the famed Missoni fashion house has been found on the Caribbean island of Curacao , according to U.S. Missoni spokeswoman Angela Mariani . The plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela on January 4 . Aboard were Vittorio Missoni , his wife and four others . Missoni , 58 , is a director of the fashion house , which he runs with his siblings , Luca and Angela . According to Mariani , the bag belonged to an Italian tourist whose plane took off just minutes after the Missoni plane departed . Because there was no room on the tourist 's plane for his bag , it was put on the Missoni plane . The aircraft was traveling from Los Roques , an archipelago and resort , south to Caracas . The bag was discovered by a German tourist on the island of Curacao , about 124 miles west of Los Roques . `` The Missoni family is aware of this news . However , no conclusions can be drawn from this information . The search is continuing in full force , '' the family said in an official statement . Although the waters around Curacao have been searched by local authorities , Venezuelan officials will continue the effort . CNN 's Alina Cho contributed to this report .
Small plane carrying Vittorio Missoni , five others vanished January 4 . A bag from the plane was found on Caribbean island . Officials continue the search off Venezuelan coast .