Owner of Mango fashion house dies in mountain fall

The founder of the fashion empire Mango died yesterday in a mountain accident, the company has said.

- ALEX CROFT

Isak Andic, 71, died after slipping from a 150-metre cliff while hiking with relatives in the Montserrat caves near Barcelona, according to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

Another Spanish outlet, El Pais, reported that he fell down a ravine near the Salnitre caves, into an “area of difficult access” while with one of his sons, Jonathan Andic. Mr Andic’s son alerted emergency services at around 12:30pm local time yesterday, the outlet reported, and an ambulance and helicopter were sent to the scene.