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Gold's Gym owner was on plane with 5 others when it crashed off Costa Rica
The company did not confirm his death. Searchers have found two bodies, luggage and pieces of the aircraft in the sea.
Oct. 24, 2022, 10:31 PM CDT / Source: Associated Press
By The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The RSG Group of gym outlets, including Gold’s Gym and McFit, confirmed Monday that founder and CEO Rainer Schaller, family and friends were aboard a small plane that disappeared from radar just off Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
The company issued a statement confirming that Rainer Schaller, “his family, and two other people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash.”
The company did not confirm his death, despite the fact searchers have found two bodies, luggage and pieces of the aircraft in the sea.
“We are shocked, stunned, and full of grief about this tragic accident,” the RSG statement read. “The news during the last few days has shaken us deeply, and our thoughts are with the family in these difficult hours.”
More:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/golds-gym-owner-was-plane-5-others-crashed-costa-rica-coast-rcna53830
