Missing ‘Mob Wives’ Star Natalie DiDonato Found Safe

The search for missing ‘Mob Wives’ star Natalie DiDonato ended on a happy note on Wednesday after she was reported missing in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NBC News that a missing person report had been taken for DiDonato.

Hours later, NBC News learned that DiDonato had called her mother to let her know she was safe. According to TMZ, DiDonato told her mother that she was not injured but that her purse had been stolen, along with all her identification.

Natalie DiDonato’s Disappearance

The search for DiDonato began when her family filed a missing persons report with the Las Vegas Police Department saying that she never made it onboard her flight home to Florida. A missing persons flyer on the Missing People in America website said that DiDonato had not been heard from in days.

On Staten Island where the show was filmed, there was concern. “We are hearing she missed two flights,” said Alexandra Luciano. “We hear her family is worried.”

DiDonato planned to be in Philadelphia before the family learned she was instead in Las Vegas, her sister Janae DiDonato said, according to NBCNews.com. “I found out that she was in Philadelphia. She was supposed to go from Philadelphia to Florida, back home. She didn’t get on that flight,” the sister told NBC News, adding that police found records of DiDonato staying in a Las Vegas hotel late last week.

DiDonato’s Return

On Wednesday, DiDonato’s fellow ‘Mob Wives’ cast member Drita D’Avanzo posted a message on Instagram saying that she had spoken with DiDonato’s mother and that DiDonato was safe.

It’s unclear where she’s been or where she was found, but according to TMZ, her family is trying to figure out how to get her home without identification — and to find out what exactly happened.