Overview

• 51-year-old American Christian Klepser and his two daughters, Madita, 10, and Annik, 12, were killed in a plane crash in the Caribbean.
• The small, one-engine aircraft was owned and piloted by Robert Sachs, who also died in the crash.
• The plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from the J.F. Mitchell Airport in Bequia, en route to St. Lucia.
• Local fishermen and divers, along with the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard, responded to the scene to recover the bodies.
• The cause of the crash is still under investigation.