McFit millionaire Schaller crashed with his family? Debris discovered off Costa Rica!

Evidence is mounting that fitness multi-millionaire Rainer Schaller crashed in a private plane with four family members. On Saturday morning, the local television station Teletica TV reported that several pieces of debris were discovered during the search for the missing small plane off Costa Rica with five German passengers on board. About 28 kilometers from Puerto Limón airport on the east coast, parts of a fuselage, seats and an empty bag were sighted. So far, however, there is no sign of the aircraft occupants, said Deputy Minister for Public Safety Martin Arias.

On board the machine were Rainer Schaller, his partner Christiana Schikorsky and their children

In addition to Rainer Schaller, his partner Christiane Schikorsky with her children Finja Schikorsky and Aaron Schaller and another person named Marcus Kurreck are said to have been on board the machine. According to Teletica, the machine should be controlled by a Swiss pilot with the surname Lips.

Communication with the machine was broken around 6 p.m. (local time) – early Saturday morning at 2 a.m. German time – Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security had previously announced.

Rainer Schaller and his family started in Mexico, before Costa Rica lost radio contact

The plane was therefore on its way from Mexico to Puerto Limón on the Caribbean coast of the Central American country. Investigations had been initiated together with neighboring countries, it said.

Rainer Schaller is considered a multi-millionaire. According to ARD research, his fortune was estimated at 250 million euros in 2019. He opened his first gym in Würzburg in 1997. In addition to McFit, the company operates particularly affordable “High5” and more exclusive “John Reed” studios, generating annual sales of over 313 million euros.

In 2020, Schaller acquired the global company Gold’s Gym after it had to file for bankruptcy during the Corona period. In 2010, Schaller hit the headlines in connection with the tragic end of the Love Parade in Duisburg, in which 21 people died and 652 participants were injured.