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AP
San Juan, Puerto Rico)
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They identified the daughters as Madita Klepser (10) and Annik Klepser (12) and added that the pilot Robert Sachs also died.
American actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash near a small private island in the Eastern Caribbean, reported the police of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The accident occurred on Thursday west of the island of Little Nevis, near Bequia as the plane flew into nearby Santa Luca, police said in a statement.
They identified the daughters as Madita Klepser, 10 years old, and Annik Klepser, 12 years old, and they added that the pilot, Robert Sachs, also in
At the moment The cause of the accident was not clear, authorities said.
Local fishermen and divers rushed to the scene to assist, while the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard headed to the area.
![Christian Oliver and his family at a premiere in 2015.](https://i0.wp.com/e00-elmundo.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/01/05/17044894657908.jpg?resize=800%2C1105&ssl=1)
“The selfless and courageous actions of the fishermen and divers are greatly appreciated,” police said.
The 51-year-old German-born actor had Dozens of roles in film and television, including the 2008 film “Speed Racer” and “The Good German,” a 2006 World War II film starring Steven Soderbergh George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.
Oliver appeared in the second season of the 1990s series Saved by the Bell: The New Class, playing a Swiss exchange student named Brian Keller.