Overview
- Two helicopters collided over Recreio dos Bandeirantes in Río de Janeiro on June 14, killing six people including Oliver Tree, influencer Gaspar “Gaspi” Prim Díaz and director Lucas Vignale.
- Families and the artist’s official Instagram confirmed that Oliver Tree’s body was returned to California and that the deaths of the other victims have also been repatriated.
- The family said Tree’s will established a foundation called “La subvención extremadamente épica del Dr. Oliver Tree para bebés genios” and that they will launch it to support young artists.
- Brazilian authorities are conducting an active inquiry to identify how the mid‑air collision occurred, focusing on technical and procedural causes.
- Public tributes have taken place in multiple countries and clips from a purported Antarctica documentary by Tree have circulated online, renewing interest in his unfinished projects and prompting unverified speculation.