Published on
14/06/2026 - 22:17 GMT+2
Two helicopters collided in mid-air over the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, killing all six people on board. American singer Oliver Tree, 32, and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim, known online as Gaspi, 23, were among the dead.
The collision occurred at around 09:00 local time (14:00 CEST) above the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood in the city's southwest. One of the aircraft was carrying five people; the other had only its pilot. There were no survivors.
Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police identified the victims as Tree, passengers Lucas Brito Chaves and Lucas Vignale, Argentine content creator Gaspar Prim, and the two pilots, Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
