Overview
- Two helicopters collided over Recreio dos Bandeirantes in Rio de Janeiro on June 14, 2026, killing six people, among them U.S. musician Oliver Tree and Argentine creator Gaspi.
- Families completed repatriation of remains this week, with Oliver Tree returned to California and Gaspi and director Lucas Vignale returned to Argentina for private farewells and public tributes.
- Oliver Tree’s family posted on the artist’s official Instagram that his will established a foundation called “La subvención extremadamente épica del Dr. Oliver Tree para bebés genios” to support emerging artists and that they will launch it soon.
- Short clips claimed to be from a documentary Tree filmed in Antarctica have circulated on social media but have limited verification and have not been confirmed by the estate or news outlets.
- Brazilian aviation and accident investigators remain engaged in a formal inquiry into the collision, a process that could lead to safety recommendations and that authorities have not yet concluded.