Famous singer and YouTuber found dead after horror helicopter crash kills six people
Famous singer and YouTuber found dead after horror helicopter crash kills six people
Jorge SolisSun, June 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM UTC
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Oliver Tree was found dead after a helicopter crash -Credit:Getty Images (Getty Images)
Famous American singer Oliver Tree and Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi, also known as Gaspar Prim Díaz, were found dead after a helicopter crash.
On June 14, the identities of the six victims were discovered after the collision between two helicopters in Recreio dos Bandeirantes. The tragic incident took place around 9 in the morning, in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. None of the passengers and pilots survived the incident.
According to the list released by the Civil Police, the victims are Tree, 32, Prim, 23, passengers Lucas Vignale and Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac. This came after Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, known online as Jerry Gogosian, was found dead in a luxury five-star hotel room in São Paulo, Brazil, following a cosmetic surgery procedure.
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The initial reports from Brazilian newspaper O Tempo indicated that two helicopters collided in midair. One of the aircrafts exploded upon impact.
The other aircraft crashed approximately one hundred meters away.
An aerial view shows firefighters working at the site of a helicopter crash in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The wreckage went crashing into a vehicle yard, where at least 20 vehicles were engulfed in flames.
The scrapyard was located on Avenida das Américas, one of the most famous and busiest avenues in Brazil.
Delegate Alan Luxardo reported that the main line of investigation considers a possible human error.
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However, the forensic team is still analyzing the circumstances of the tragic event.
Oliver Tree was among the list of the six people who died in the crash -Credit:Getty Images for iHeartRadio
The case will also be investigated by the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents, a Brazilian Air Force agency responsible for investigating aeronautical accidents.
Before his death, Tree was in Brazil during a world tour.
He had recently performed in São Paulo and had commitments scheduled in Europe in the upcoming weeks.
He was expected to play in Portugal next. The late star had just posted a photo online of himself in the studio working on new music.
Oliver Tree was in Brazil during a world tour. -Credit:Getty Images
Tree made his music debut in 2020 with his album, Ugly Is Beautiful, before his final studio album, Love You Madly Hate You Badly, was released on April 24.
The Argentinian social media star gained fame for his Gaspi YouTube channel, which he launched in December 2013.
His channel has earned over 75 million views in total and gained over 2.8 million subscribers.
YouTuber Gaspi also died in the helicopter crach
The ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) also issued a statement, which read, "It has become aware of the air accident involving two helicopters, today, June 14th, in Rio de Janeiro, and is investigating the situation of the aircraft and pilots involved in the case.
"The investigations into the causes will be conducted by the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA).
"ANAC regrets the incident, expresses its solidarity with the families and friends of the victims, and reiterates to all passengers on general aviation flights that they should verify the status of companies and aircraft before boarding," the statement concluded.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
