Rainer Schaller is a German entrepreneur. He is the Founder CEO of the RSG Group, which includes the McFit, John Reed and Gold's Gym fitness studio. He bought Gold's Gym Corporate in 2020 after the company filed for bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic.
From Costa Rica = Communication with the plane broke down around 6 p.m. on Friday evening (12 a.m. GMT Saturday), Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security announced. The wreckage was located early on Saturday morning about 17 miles from Limon airport. The bodies of an adult and a child were also found in the water during the search the next morning
From AP = SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, were feared dead Saturday after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean just off the Costa Rican coast. All five passengers were believed to be German citizens, Security Minister Jorge Torres said. The plane’s pilot was Swiss. At least one other of those aboard the plane appeared to be a relative of Schaller. Costa Rican authorities said pieces of the twin-engine turboprop a
From T-Times = The private jet that went down off of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast had five German nationals and a Swiss pilot. Among those listed on the flight’s manifest was German billionaire Rainer Schaller. Schaller, 53, made his fortune in the fitness business and as owner of McFit and the world-famous Gold’s Gym franchise. His company, RSG group has gymnasiums in 48 countries worldwide and over 41,000 employees. RSG group also created a new line of gyms with soccer superstar Sergio Ramos.
From SK = Other passengers who have gone missing include Schaller's partner, Christiane Schikorsky, their kids Aaron Schaller and Finja Sghikorsky, and a fitness trainer Marcus Kurreck.
