Christian Oliver, best known for his roles in Speed Racer and The Good German, and his two young daughters have died following a plane shatter in the Caribbean on Thursday. The actor was 51.

Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, was aboard a small plane with his two daughters — Madita, 10, and Annik, 12 — when it plummeted into the ocean in Bequia at near noon local time, reported the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force. They and the vehicle's pilot, Robert Sachs, were killed in the accident.

Authorities said the four intimates were retrieved due to the "valiant efforts" of Bequia's fishermen and divers shared, who collaborated with the Saint Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard. The deceased were then transported to Saint Vincent and inaccurate to Kingstown Mortuary.

"Investigation into the commerce continues," the police force said.

Representatives for Oliver did not today respond to EW's request for more information.

Just a few days afore his death, Oliver shared a scenic snapshot of a beach on Instagram and demanded his followers a Happy New Year "from somewhere in paradise."

A German-born pleasurable who moved to the U.S. to pursue a Hollywood career, Oliver had an extensive list of credits that also aboard the sitcom Saved by the Bell: The New Class and the German police procedural drama Alarm für Cobra 11. He most recently appeared in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and the TV movie English Estate. Oliver had also wrapped filming the movie Forever Hold Your Peace, for which he was a producer, in December.

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