Two bodies have been discovered by Costa Rican authorities in their search for six persons who vanished when their small plane vanished from radar close off the country’s Caribbean coast. Among those missing is reportedly the German entrepreneur behind Gold’s Gym.
One adult and one child’s body had been discovered, according to the Security Ministry, although the victims had not yet been recognised.
Additionally, the searchers discovered luggage, backpacks, and aeroplane parts.
According to Jorge Torres, the minister of security, all five passengers were thought to be German nationals. The Swiss pilot of the aircraft.
After the flight went missing on Friday, Costa Rican police said that pieces of the twin-engine turboprop aircraft had been discovered in the water (local time).
Rainer Schaller was named as a passenger on a flight plan submitted for the small aircraft. The owner of multinational fitness and gym companies including Gold’s Gym and McFit goes by the same name.
Although the relationship between at least one other passenger and Schaller appeared to be related, investigators did not immediately confirm it.
The focus of the search is a location 28 kilometres off the coast of the Limon airport.
The aircraft was a nine-seat Piaggio P180 Avanti, an Italian design distinguished by its unusual shape. As it approached the coastal tourist town of Limon, it vanished from radar.
The flight, according to the security minister, originated in Mexico.
Five German travellers were on a flight from Mexico to the Limon airport when it was alerted about them, according to Torres. An quick search was conducted but was briefly suspended owing to severe weather.
Rainer Schaller is listed as the “Founder, Owner and CEO of the RSG Group”, a conglomerate of 21 fitness, lifestyle and fashion brands that operates in 48 countries and has 41,000 employees, either directly or through franchises.
Requests for comment regarding whether Schaller had been on board the aircraft were unanswered by the RSG Group.
As the director of the Berlin Love Parade techno festival, Schaller made headlines in 2010.
At the event, a crash left more than 500 people injured and 21 dead. Authorities at the time said Schaller’s security failed to stop the flow of people into a tunnel when the situation was already tense at the entrance to the festival grounds.
In response to the claims of impropriety, Schaller pointed out that his security plan had gained official city approval.
Owner of Gold’s Gym reportedly among those killed in Costa Rican plane accident
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