Christian Oliver and his two daughters, Madita Klepser, 10, and Annik Klepser, 12, are dead after a small aircraft they were on crashed into the ocean.
The family had been vacationing in the Caribbean for the holidays. Police said the plane’s pilot and owner, Robert Sachspilot, is also dead.According to reports, the crash occurred just after midday Thursday.
Police said the single-engine plane had just taken off from the island of Becquia, part of the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and Grenadines.
It was bound for the island nation of St. Lucia, just 65 miles north. “Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean,” said the local authorities, per PEOPLE. “Fishermen and divers from Paget Farm went to the scene of the incident in their boats to render assistance.