Rainer Schaller

2022 - 10 - 23

Costa Rica Confirms German Millionaire Rainer Schaller, Family On ... (Barron's)

Costa Rican authorities on Sunday confirmed that German millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family were on board a small plane that crashed in the Caribbean ...

The German newspaper Bild had reported that Schaller, the wealthy founder of a chain of gyms called McFit, his partner and their two children and another unnamed man were passengers on the plane, citing a company spokesman. A public security ministry source told AFP that "Schaller, adult male, 53 years old" and five other people were listed as being on the aircraft that crashed on Friday off the coast of the eastern Limon province. Costa Rican authorities on Sunday confirmed that German millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family were on board a small plane that crashed in the Caribbean, as rescue efforts continued after two bodies were recovered.

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Who is Rainer Schaller? Business tycoon and family goes missing ... (Sportskeeda)

German businessman Rainer Schaller and his family mysteriously disappeared after a plane crashed and was found off the coast of Costa Rica on Saturday, ...

Authorities blamed Schaller and his security team for failing to stop the crowd in a tunnel to the event grounds. The plane carrying the six passengers was a nine-seat Piaggio P180 Avanti private jet. At the moment we have not located any bodies or people alive." It was scheduled to land at Juan Santamaria airport before 7 pm. Directly and indirectly, the franchise operates in 48 countries and employs almost 41,000 people. The plane's pilot, whose identity remains unknown, was a Swiss national.

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Days after German millionaire Rainer Schaller went missing, private ... (Economic Times)

German multi-millionaire Rainer Schaller went missing earlier this week. Schaller ran fitness studio chain named McFit, he vanished along with his family a ...

Schaller earned and made millions with his fitness studio business named McFit. However, authorities believe Schaller and his family were on board. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The crash killed two pilots and a civilian. Schaller was flying in a Authorities confirmed the plane was carrying Schaller and his family members.

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Gold's Gym owner Rainer Schaller among 6 dead in plane crash ... (DNA India)

The aircraft from Mexico to Limon, a coastal tourist town, vanished from radar, with German businessman Rainer Schaller on board, according to Torres.

As a result of bad weather, the search was temporarily called off. The tiny charter aircraft had Rainer Schaller listed as a passenger on the flight plan. The pilot was a Swiss national.

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Gold's gym owner, girlfriend, children feared dead in private jet ... (ET Now)

Rainer Schaller, 53, is the CEO and founder of RSG Group which owns over 200 gym studios in Germany alone, and several others in Austria, Poland, and Spain.

English News Latest News Rainer Schaller, 53, is the CEO and founder of RSG Group which owns over 200 gym studios in Germany alone, and several others in Austria, Poland, and Spain.

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Gold's Gym Owner Rainer Schaller and His Family Are Missing After ... (balleralert.com)

On Friday, Rainer Schaller, his partner Christiane Schikorsky, their children, and another fitness trainer were traveling from Mexico on a private plane.

The identities of the corpses have not been identified but Costa Rican officials believe Rainer and the other passengers are dead. Rainer acquired Gold’s Gym a few years ago after the franchise filed for bankruptcy during the 2020 Covid pandemic. The owner of the famous Gold’s Gym franchise and his family have been reported missing.

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German business owner behind Gold's Gym among 6 feared dead ... (NBC News)

Six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold's Gym, were feared dead Saturday after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean just ...

A crush at the event killed 21 people and injured more than 500. A search started immediately but was called off temporarily due to bad weather. A man by the same name runs international chains of fitness and gym outlets, including Gold’s Gym and McFit.

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Plane crash into the Caribbean, Rainer Schaller still missing ... (Techstory)

Plane crashed carrying Gold Gym's owner and CEO, Rainer Schaller and his family into the Carribean in Costa Rica. Two bodies are recovered.

He was blamed by the authorities for the accident caused. He was in the headlines when an incident happened in 2010. The plane carrying the names was a nine-seat Piaggio P180 Avanti private jet.

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First remains of crashed aircraft in the Caribbean located (Q Costa Rica News)

QCOSTARICA - The Ministry of Public Security (MSP) reported that the first remains of the aircraft that crashed in the Costa Rican Caribbean 28 kilometers ...

According to the report of the authorities, the first remains of the aircraft were found at around 6 am Saturday. The five passengers on board were Rainer Schaller, 53, his partner Christine Schikorsky, 44, and their children (minors), and Marcus Kurreck, 40, all of German nationality. The Limon airport does not have a control tower.

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Gold's Gym owner and 5 others feared dead after plane crash off the ... (CNN)

Gold's Gym owner Rainer Schaller, his family and two others are feared dead after a plane they were on apparently crashed off Costa Rica's Caribbean coast ...

local time on Saturday, and at 5:50 a.m., the remains of an aircraft were found 28 kilometers from Costa Rica’s Limon Airport. Among the German nationals were Schaller’s partner, Christiane Schikorsky, and two minors. ET) while flying over the northeastern Parismina area off the country’s Caribbean coast.

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Plane carrying businessman Rainer Schaller crashes off Costa Rica (UPI.com)

A small plane carrying the German businessman Rainer Schaller crashed off Costa Rica on Friday, officials said.

on Saturday morning, about 17 miles from the coast of Costa Rica. [said in a statement](https://mobile.twitter.com/JorgeTorresCar/status/1583928031252721665) on Twitter on Saturday night that the bodies of two of the victims have been found. [said in a statement](https://www.facebook.com/seguridadcrc/posts/pfbid02ii3FkpE2V5rzpnNkT57V4JgMjtrWFwJvmFHVJxCkCZpsjqVcsJp1GxAhLVwMFrQCl) that plane had departed from Mexico and was heading to Limón when the control tower at Juan Santamaría Airport lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m.

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Gold's Gym Owner Rainer Schaller And Others Feared Dead ... (generationiron.com)

Gold's Gym owner Rainer Schaller is feared dead, along with five others, after being on a plane that crashed off Costa Rica.

Schaller and passengers were on a private plane traveling from Mexico on Friday. local time on Saturday, and at 5:50 a.m., the remains of an aircraft were found 28 kilometers from Costa Rica’s Limon Airport, according to Gold’s Gym owner Rainer Schaller and five others are feared dead after a plane crash off the coast of Costa Rica.

Gold's Gym Tycoon Rainer Schaller and 5 More Presumed Dead in ... (LA Magazine)

The fitness business whirlwind and Gold's Gym owner is believed dead along with his family after their plane crashed near Costa Rica.

[tweeted on Saturday](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/23/americas/golds-gym-owner-plane-crash-costa-rica/index.html) that two bodies have so far been recovered. Sign up for our newsletters today](https://www.lamag.com/newsletters/) The aircraft took off from Palenque, a Mexican city popular with tourists for its archaeological ruins, DW reports, and lost contact with the guiding control tower near Limon two hours and 41 minutes later. Among the German nationals were Schaller’s partner, Christiane Schikorsky, and two minors. Schaller’s RSG Group runs an international fitness empire that includes Gold’s, McFit and John Reed. [identifying the minors as the children](https://www.dw.com/en/costa-rica-finds-2-bodies-after-plane-crash-carrying-mcfit-gym-tycoon/a-63534026) of Schaller and Schikorsky.

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Plane Wreckage Found in Costa Rica After Gold's Gym Tycoon ... (Daily Beast)

The businessman, 53-year-old fitness entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, was flying with members of his family. According to Reuters, the plane went missing on Friday ...

Schaller’s business, RSG Group, is perhaps best known in the U.S. A German tycoon who disappeared in a private plane while traveling from Mexico is feared dead, after a plane wreck was reportedly found about 17 miles from the airport in Limon, Costa Rica, where it was headed. According to Reuters, the plane went missing on Friday night after it ceased communicating “with the control tower near Barra de Parismina,” close to Limon.

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Costa Rica finds 2 bodies in crash of plane carrying Germans (ABC News)

Authorities in Costa Rica have found two bodies in the search for six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold's Gym, ...

A crush at the event killed 21 people and injured more than 500. The plane was a nine-seat Italian-made Piaggio P180 Avanti, known for its distinctive profile. A man by the same name runs international chains of fitness and gym outlets, including Gold’s Gym and McFit.

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Costa Rica Says German Businessman Schaller, Family In Plane ... (Barron's)

Costa Rican authorities on Sunday confirmed that German millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family were on board a small plane that crashed in the Caribbean ...

The German newspaper Bild had reported that Schaller, the wealthy founder of a chain of gyms called McFit, his partner and their two children and another unnamed man were passengers on the plane, citing a company spokesman. A public security ministry source told AFP that "Schaller, adult male, 53 years old" and five other people were listed as being on the aircraft that crashed on Friday off the coast of the eastern Limon province. Costa Rican authorities on Sunday confirmed that German millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family were on board a small plane that crashed in the Caribbean, as recovery efforts were hindered by bad weather.

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