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SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Oct. 24 (AP) — Costa Rican authorities have found two bodies in a search for six people, including apparently the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, when their small plane was on radar near the country Disappearing on the Caribbean coast.
The security ministry said the bodies of an adult and a child had been recovered, but their identities had not been established.
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Searchers also found backpacks and bags, as well as pieces of the plane.
Security Minister Jorge Torres said all five passengers were believed to be German citizens. The pilot of the plane was Swiss.
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Debris from the twin-engine turboprop was found in the water on Saturday, a day after the flight went missing, Costa Rican authorities said.
The flight plan submitted for the small plane listed Rainer Schaller as a passenger. A man with the same name runs an international chain of fitness and gyms, including Gold’s Gym and McFit. There were at least others on the plane who appeared to be relatives of Shale, but authorities did not immediately confirm the relationship.
Searchers are focusing on locations about 17 miles (28 kilometers) off the coast of Limon Airport.
The aircraft was a nine-seat Italian-built Piaggio P180 Avanti, known for its distinctive shape. It disappeared from the radar on its way to the coastal resort town of Limon.
The security minister said the plane had taken off from Mexico.
“Around 6 p.m., we received an alert about a flight from Mexico to Limon airport, which was carrying five German passengers,” Torres said. The search began immediately but was temporarily canceled due to bad weather.
Rainer Schaller is listed as “Founder, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of RSG Group,” a group of 21 fitness, lifestyle and fashion brands operating in 48 countries and 41,000 directly or through franchises Staff.
RSG Group did not respond to a request for comment on whether Schaller was on the plane.
Schaller was in the news in 2010 as organizer of the Berlin Love Parade Technology Festival. A run at the event killed 21 people and injured more than 500. Authorities at the time said that when the situation at the entrance to the festival grounds was already tense, Schaller’s security failed to prevent the flow of people from entering the tunnel.
Schaller has pushed back against allegations of wrongdoing, noting that his safety concept was officially approved by the city. (Associated Press)
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