Mystery as helicopter with seven onboard vanishes over Italy as search party desperately hunt for missing chopper

RESCUE teams are frantically searching for a helicopter after it vanished over Italy with seven people onboard. The chopper took off from Capannori Lucca Tassignano airport in Lucca yesterday morning after being privately hired and was due to arrive at its destination in Treviso within an hour. GettyRescue crews are searching for the missing chopper[/caption] But the helicopter went off the radar – prompting officials to raise the alarm. A search between the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna had to be called off last night and resumed this morning, reports La Stampa. According to local news reports, the helicopter was being used by a company called Roto Court, which manufactures hygiene products and household chemicals. Company director Giuliano Gelain told news agency ANSA that they were “confident” the helicopter did not crash as no emergency signal was received. Read more world news MOULD HELL My daughter was left fighting for her life after 2 years in MOULD-RIDDLED house TOOTH & CLAW Mama bear fights 500lb rival to death in fatal 100ft plunge as she defends cub He said the chopper flew customers to and from the sites twice a day. The helicopter had seven people onboard – the Italian pilot, four Turkish citizens and two Lebanese. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.