Status: 06.01.2024, 18:46 PM
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The actor Christian Oliver. © Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa/Archivbild
In a plane crash in the Caribbean, the German Hollywood actor Christian Oliver (51, "Alarm for Cobra 11") and his two daughters died, according to police. The pilot of the small plane also died, as the police of the island state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines announced on Facebook.
Derrick/Los Angeles - "We are deeply saddened by the tragic plane crash on January 4, 2024, which took the lives of our beloved family members," said a statement on the Instagram page of the US company WundaBar Pilates, which is said to have come from the children's mother, Jessica Klepser. Klepser is therefore an employee of the company. The girls, aged <> and <>, and their father were in the single-engine plane on their way back from a Caribbean vacation, the statement said, which was published on Saturday night.
The propeller plane crashed into the sea on Thursday shortly after takeoff from the island of Bequia, the police said. The cause of the accident was initially unclear. The pilot and owner of the plane is said to have told the control tower over the radio that he was having difficulties and wanted to return to the airport, as the local newspaper "Searchlight" reported. In the Instagram statement of Jessica Klepser and her family, there was talk of engine problems.
In Germany, Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, became known for his role as Detective Inspector Jan Richter in the RTL series "Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei". Oliver, who was born in Celle, Lower Saxony, and grew up in Frankfurt am Main, made a name for himself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as "Operation Valkyrie," "Speed Racer" and "The Good German." He starred alongside stars such as Cate Blanchett, George Clooney and Tom Cruise.
"It's absolutely horrible and my thoughts are with the mother," Oliver's former "Alarm for Cobra 11" colleague Erdoğan Atalay was quoted as saying in an Instagram post by the TV channel RTL on Friday. "The idea of being left behind as a parent and having to endure this horror is indescribable." dpa