Updated
Updated · NBC News · Jun 22
Oliver Tree's Body Returns to California After Brazil Helicopter Crash Kills 6
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Jun 22

Oliver Tree's Body Returns to California After Brazil Helicopter Crash Kills 6

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 22

Summary

  • Oliver Tree’s family said Sunday that the 32-year-old singer’s body has been returned to California, a week after the June 14 helicopter collision above Rio de Janeiro killed all six people aboard.
  • Brazilian authorities are still investigating the crash, with earlier reporting pointing to possible human error by either a pilot or air traffic controllers.
  • Police identified the other victims as Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim Díaz, Lucas Vignale, and Brazilians Lucas Brito, Charles Marsillac and Alexandre Souza.
  • Tree, a Santa Cruz native touring South America, was remembered in a social media statement that thanked fans and said his planned arts grant would go ahead as part of his legacy.

Insights

A previously fined helicopter was in the fatal Oliver Tree crash. Was this tragedy a predictable result of regulatory failure?
Rio's skies lack a key safety system used in São Paulo. Could this simple difference have prevented the fatal collision?