Where is Rainer Schaller? Gold's Gym owner and family feared dead after plane goes missing, cops find 2 bodies
BARRA DE PARISMINA, COSTA RICA: Business tycoon Rainer Schaller - the owner of Gold's Gym - along with his partner Christiane Schikorsky, their children, and a fitness trainer, are feared dead after their plane disappeared on Friday, October 21. The flight reportedly went missing off the coast of Costa Rica while they were traveling from Mexico.
The plane reportedly lost contact with the control tower, near Barra del Parismina in the Caribbean Sea. According to TMZ, the Costa Rican Coast Guard now claims to have uncovered multiple pieces of what they believe to be debris from the plane, including two dead bodies. Although the identities of the two bodies have not yet been made public, some reports claim that Costa Rican authorities are listing Schaller as one of six individuals (including the pilot) to be dead. Various personal items, including baggage, have been found in the open water while other passengers remain missing.
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Schaller, 53, is the founder and CEO of the RSG Group, which manages a number of fitness franchises around the world like McFit, John Reed besides Gold's Gym. The businessman acquired Gold's Gym a few years ago after it declared bankruptcy due to the pandemic. Among all the brands in the fitness industry, Gold's Gym is especially well-known in the United States. Over the years, the fitness brand has collaborated with a number of well-known celebrities, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Muhammad Ali, Hillary Swank, and countless others.
Several plane crash incidents have been reported of late. MEAWW recently reported a single plane engine caused a huge fire after it crashed into a New Hampshire apartment building, killing everyone onboard. The fire flames were reportedly seen as high as 40ft bellowing in the sky near Keene's Dillant-Hopkins airport. Residents inside the building at the time said they fled in fear.
The aircraft came down near Keene Airport, crashing into a multifamily building near Hope Chapel, at around 6:55 pm on Friday, October 21. There were no casualties reported by the residents of the building the plane crashed into but unfortunately, everyone onboard was killed in the incident. A clear number of the people dead remains unknown. The aircraft involved may have been a single-engine, Beechcraft Sierra plane, WHDH reported. The blaze building is on Lower Main Street near the Hope Chapel, about 3,000 feet from the northern end of the runway at Dillant-Hopkins. Around 20 to 30 firefighters were reported at the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
