Gold's Gym owner and 5 others feared dead after plane crash off the coast of Costa Rica - CNN

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Gold’s Gym proprietor Rainer Schaller, his household and 2 others are feared dormant aft a level they were connected seemingly crashed disconnected Costa Rica’s Caribbean seashore connected Friday, officials said.

The Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security posted connected Facebook connected Friday saying a level heading from Mexico to Limon, Costa Rica, mislaid interaction with the power operation astatine Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport astatine astir 6 p.m. section clip (8 p.m. ET) portion flying implicit the northeastern Parismina country disconnected the country’s Caribbean coast.

CNN was fixed entree to a transcript of the formation manifest by the Public Security Ministry. Schaller, a German nationalist and concern tycoon, on with 4 different German nationals and a pilot, were aboard the backstage formation connected Friday, according to the manifest. Among the German nationals were Schaller’s partner, Christiane Schikorsky, and 2 minors.

According to Martin Arias, the vice president of the Ministry of Public Security, the seashore defender conducted a hunt cognition successful the Caribbean Sea starting astatine 5 a.m. section clip connected Saturday, and astatine 5:50 a.m., the remains of an craft were recovered 28 kilometers from Costa Rica’s Limon Airport.

Arias said the Red Cross has been asked to assistance with hunt and rescue operations.

Costa Rica’s Minister of Public Security Jorge Torres Carillo tweeted connected his verified relationship Saturday that the backstage level was carrying a “foreign crew” and that 2 bodies person been recovered.

The German Foreign Office told CNN it is alert of the concern and that the German Embassy successful the Costa Rican superior of San José is successful interaction with section authorities for further clarification.

“The embassy besides stands acceptable to supply consular assistance to the families of the persons affected,” the German Foreign Office said.

Schaller is the laminitis and CEO of the RSG Group, which includes McFit, John Reed and Gold’s Gym fittingness studios.