Actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters have died in a aircraft crash within the jap Caribbean.

The plane went down simply west of Petit Nevis, a tiny personal island close to Bequia, a part of St Vincent and Grenadines, on Thursday afternoon, based on the Caribbean nation's police.

The pilot, Robert Sachs, additionally died.

The single-engine aircraft had simply taken off from Becquia, which is well-liked with vacationers, heading for St Lucia, round 65 miles (104km) away, police mentioned in an announcement.

Officers named the daughters as 10-year-old Madita Klepser, and Annik Klepser, who was 12.

It was not instantly clear what triggered the crash, based on police.

Fishermen and divers within the space went to the crash website to assist the St Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard within the search.

Police mentioned: "The selfless and brave acts of the fishermen and divers is very much appreciated."

Oliver, 51, whose actual identify was Christian Klepser, had dozens of movie and tv roles, together with the 2008 movie Speed Racer and The Good German, a 2006 World War Two film that additionally starred George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.

He appeared in season two of the Nineties collection "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," enjoying a Swiss switch pupil named Brian Keller.

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Originally from Frankfurt, he performed a detective in Alarm für Cobra 11, a long-running German TV police drama within the early 2000s.

On Monday, Oliver had posted an image of a seashore at sundown on Instagram, wishing followers a contented new 12 months "from somewhere in paradise."

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