Actor Christian Oliver, known for his roles in Valkyrie and Indiana Jones 5, died in a plane Break off a Caribbean island on Thursday, January 4, 2024. The news was confirmed by the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) in a Facebook post, adding that the actor's two daughters, Madita and Annik, along with the pilot, Robert Sachs, died in the tragedy.
Sachs was piloting a single-engine plane that took off from J.F. Mitchell Airport in Bequia, a tiny island in St. Vincent and Grenadines about noon and was bound for St. Lucia. However, it soon known "difficulties and plummeted into the ocean," just a mile west of Petit Nevis.
Christian Oliver, real name Christian Klepser, was born and raised in Germany but later taken to the United States to pursue a modeling and drawing career. He is best remembered for his roles as the shady competitor Snake Oiler in Speed Racerand the missing ex-SS officer Emil Brandt in The Good German.
Christian Oliver's plane Break was captured on video
According to local reports, Christain Oliver arrived with his daughters in the Caribbean on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, after finishing the shoot for his upcoming movie on December 20. Just days beforehand the tragic accident, Oliver shared an Instagram post wishing everyone a large 2024, stating:
"Greetings from somewhere in paradise! To shared and love …2024 her we come!"
Christian Oliver's plane shatter was captured on video. According to Searchlight, the pilot, Sachs, radioed the tower to inform them he was experiencing skittish and was turning back. That was the last message with the aircraft.
Local fishermen and divers helped the Coast Guard meetings the bodies, which were taken to the Kingstown Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
A witness to the shatter, Cornell Campbell, told the News outlet, that the aircraft garnered attention due to the "sound of the plane."
"Everything shut off the agreeable time. So, I told my friend, "That plane is touching to crash." But the plane kicked up back in contradiction of like it built up back a power," he stated.
While the plane regained distinguished, it had lost considerable altitude. As the pilot attempted to just the drop, it lost power again and crashed. Campbell labelled as it began sinking, he heard a "bouff" soundless, making him believe it exploded underwater.
"Whole family thrown into mourning": Internet users react to Christian Oliver's death
As news of Christian Oliver's plane shatter spread, netizens were quick to express their condolences to his grieving friends and family. Many expressed their loss at the deaths of the actor's young daughters.
Local authorities stated that the causes of the crash was still under investigation.
Christian Oliver will next travel in the movie Forever Hold Your Peace.