Executive director of Italian salami and prosciutto On Wednesday, the company died in a helicopter collision in northern Central Italy, along with two other victims.
Lorenzo Rovagnati, who was the Rovagnata Food Company CEO of Rovagnati, in Nocet, Near Parma, When his helicopter crashed, according to the mayor of Biassonoa Luciano Casiraghi.
Video scenes show a heavy fog around the area. The collision happened on the Castelguuelfo di Noceto, a medieval castle owned by the Rovagnata family.
“I can’t believe: a sad day for Biassono,” Casiraghi said in a Facebook post translated into English. “This evening, the Mayor of Nocet called me with shock and deep sadness learned the news of the premature death of our fellow citizen Lorenzo Rovagnati, for a tragic accident in Castelguelf.”
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Lorenzo Rovagnati, who was the Rovagnata Food Company’s executive director, died Wednesday in a helicopter collision. (Associated Press)
“Lorenzo was a good, sincere and diligent young man, who loved and appreciated everyone who knew him in society and beyond.”
Casiraghi described Rovagnati (40) as “a young man who still had a great future in front of him, as a father and as an entrepreneur.”
“I did [in] Unbelief because of what happened, “the local politician wrote.” I send my deepest condolence to the whole family and his beloved wife. “
The city of Biassono noticed a period of mourning from February 6 to February 8. In the second post, Casiraghi wrote that Lorenzo and his family “actively participated in the social and economic development of Biassono in the interest of our whole community.”
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The collision of a helicopter happened in Nocet, near Parma, Italy. (Associated Press)
“We will never forget him and we will always be grateful!” said the mayor. “What I can say is: we are united in pain from the tragic death of our fellow citizen Lorenza and express closeness to our family.”
Rovignates produce different types of salums or Italian Antipasto meat, Including the beggaitto, Salami and Mortadella.
“Italian salums is one of the foods that largely represents the Italian culture of food and its value,” the Rovagnation website writes in the American website. “All our products are made by typical methods of Italian tradition: cooking steam, harvesting or cooking from a brick that keeps the properties and natural characteristics of the meat, providing high digestibility at the same time.”
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The shots of the collision site show a strong fog around the area. (Associated Press)
Authorities explore the fall. Fox News Digital addressed Rovagnati for comment.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
