Plane Crash – Missing Rainer Schaller: Two Bodies Discovered

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After a private plane carrying five German passengers, believed to be fitness millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family, crashed off the coast of Costa Rica, search teams discovered two dead.

The bodies of an adult and a child were found in the sea, Public Security Minister Jorge Torres said Saturday (local time) on Canal 6 TV. He also confirmed that the passengers were Germans, the pilots and therefore Swiss.

“There were five passengers and one pilot on the plane, a total of six people,” said Fernando Naranjo, director of the Civil Aviation Authority. “Based on the dates of birth, there were also two children.” According to reports from the television channel Teletica, US border guards also supported the search with a reconnaissance aircraft.

Parts of the fuselage and luggage found
Parts of the fuselage, seats and some pieces of luggage had previously been discovered about 28 kilometers from Limon Airport. “About 28 kilometers from Limón airport, we found remains in the sea that appear to belong to the aircraft,” said Coast Guard chief Martín Arias. A video made available to local media by the Ministry of Security shows various backpacks and travel bags, among other things.

The plane disappeared Friday night on a flight from Mexico to Costa Rica. Communications were lost as the plane approached Limón airport by sea, the security ministry said. “The plane disappeared from radar about 40 kilometers from Limón airport. The plane was supposed to land at 6:58 p.m., we lost it at 2000 feet,” said Naranjo, aeronautical director. That’s about 600 meters.

Search work interrupted briefly
The search work was initially suspended due to adverse weather conditions. The Coast Guard and Airspace Surveillance Agency later resumed the search. A command center was set up at Limón airport to coordinate the search activities.

According to media reports, the missing plane was a Piaggio P.180 Avanti business jet. She started in the afternoon in Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The ruined city of the Maya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most important archaeological sites in Mexico.

According to German newspaper reports, the passengers were the founder of the fitness chain McFit, Rainer Schaller, his partner Christiane Schikorsky (44), the children Aaron (6) and the slightly older sister Finja, and an employee (40) of the millionaire.

Source: Krone

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