Police in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines say American actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters have died in a plane crash near a small private island in the eastern Caribbean. Police said the crash occurred on Thursday west of Petit Nevis, near the island of Bequia, as the plane was en route to nearby St. Lucia.
They identified the daughters as Madita Klepser, 10, and Annick Klepser, 12, and added that the pilot, Robert Sachs, was also killed. Police said the cause of the accident was not initially clear.
Authorities said fishermen and divers from the area went to the crash site to help, and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard went to the area. “We highly appreciate the selfless and courageous actions of the fishermen and divers,” police said.
The 51-year-old German-born actor has had numerous film and television successes, including the 2008 film Speed ​​Racer and Steven Soderbergh’s 2006 World War II film The Good German. is playing a role. George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. He appeared throughout the second season of the 1990s series Save by the Bell: The New Class, playing a Swiss transfer student named Brian Keller.
Christian Oliver, known for his roles in Indiana Jones'' and Speed ​​Racer,” died along with his two young daughters on Thursday when their small plane crashed near the eastern Caribbean island of Petit Nevis. . He was 51 years old, his daughters Madita Klepser was 10 years old, and Annick Klepser was 12 years old. The plane was en route to St. Lucia when it crashed in the Caribbean Sea off Bequia Island. Fishermen and divers rushed to the scene, but despite their best efforts, Christian, her daughters, and pilot Robert Sachs died and their bodies were recovered.
“Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft encountered difficulties and nose dived into the sea,” Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police said in a statement to the media.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. According to local reports, shortly after takeoff, the pilot radioed to say there was a problem with the tower and that he was returning home, which was his last transmission.
Christian Oliver was a German actor best known for his role in the television series Cobra 11. Oliver was born on March 3, 1972 in Celle as Christian He Klepser and grew up in Frankfurt am He Main. Oliver immigrated to the United States to work as a model, and then he took acting classes in New York and Los Angeles. From 2002 until 2004, Oliver appeared in his 28 episodes of the German action TV series Alarmfür Cobra 11.
