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Actor Christian Oliver, two daughters killed in a plane crash

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Actor Christian Oliver, two daughters killed in a plane crash

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Hollywood actor Christian Oliver and his two young daughters died when the small plane they were traveling in “plunged into the ocean” off an island in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, officials said.

The 51-year-old “Speed ​​Racer” star, whose real name was Christian Klebser, was with his daughters Madeta, 12, and Anik, 10, when they died alongside pilot Robert Sachs on the ill-fated flight on Thursday.

They were en route from Bequia Island to nearby St Lucia when their single-engine plane “encountered difficulties and fell into the ocean”. Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police said.

Sachs, who also owned the ill-fated small plane, radioed the control tower at Bequia to report the problems and his plan to return. But that was the last contact before it crashed into the water, Local Searchlight port reported.

“Speed ​​Racer” actor Christian Oliver, 51, with his wife and two daughters when they were younger. Movie Magic

A mobile phone video showed the moment the fixed-wing plane fell from the sky and plunged with its nose into the ocean, before disappearing under the waves.

A mobile phone video shows the single-engine plane falling into the ocean off the Caribbean island of Bequia. Streaming services in Antigua and Barbuda
All four people on board the fixed-wing aircraft died in the accident. Streaming services in Antigua and Barbuda

Fishermen and divers rushed to the scene of the air disaster in their boats to try to rescue the victims, before the local Coast Guard responded and recovered four bodies from the wreckage at a depth of approximately 70 feet of water.

All four were declared dead on the spot.

The ill-fated plane was piloted by its owner, Robert Sachs, who also died in the air disaster. RSVG Police Force

The actor – best known for “Speed ​​Racer”, “The Good German”, “Valkyrie” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” – had posted about his trip before the tragedy.

He shared a photo of a tropical beach filled with palm trees at sunset just three days before the accident.

“Greetings from somewhere in heaven! To the community and love…her 2024 [sic] We're here!” he wrote in the accompanying caption.

The actor was in the Caribbean with his family celebrating the holidays. Instagram / @christianoliverofficial
Christian Oliver has appeared in 63 films and TV shows, including 2018's The Outer Wild. Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Christian Oliver's acting credits include roles in “Speed ​​Racer,” “The Good German,” “Valkyrie,” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Instagram / @christianoliverofficial

Oliver was born in Celle, Germany, and grew up in Frankfurt. At the age of 21, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

His IMDb page lists 63 acting credits, including the 2006 acclaimed drama “The Good German,” directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett, and in the 2008 futuristic racing film “Speed ​​Racer,” with Emile Hirsch in the lead. . Role.

Oliver has also achieved success as a television actor, with roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and the long-running German police drama Alarm für Cobra 11.

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