{"id":2464122,"date":"2026-06-17T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2464122"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:36:53","slug":"oliver-trees-producer-nearly-boarded-fatal-helicopter-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oliver-trees-producer-nearly-boarded-fatal-helicopter-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Tree\u2019s Producer Nearly Boarded Fatal Helicopter Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oliver Tree<\/strong>\u2019s producer Victor WAO<\/strong> says he came very close to boarding the fatal helicopter flight<\/a> that took the lives of the singer and five other people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was supposed to be with you guys in that helicopter, and I didn\u2019t go at the last second,\u201d Victor wrote via a translated Instagram Story on Monday, June 15. \u201cYou told me that since I was scared [of flying], you had managed to get a car to take me to Angra and someone else would go in my place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I owe you my life, brother,\u201d he continued when praising his best friend and music producer Lucas Frota<\/strong>. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to do at this moment. I love you so much! I will never forget you! Lucas, you were pure light!\u201d<\/p>\n

News broke on Sunday, June 14, that two helicopters had crashed into one another in southwest Rio de Janeiro. According to a same-day report from celebrity.land Brazil<\/span><\/a>, Tree, 32, and Frota were two of six fatalities.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAmerican singer Oliver Tree was reported dead following a plane crash in June 2026. He was 32. Two helicopters crashed into each other in Brazil, resulting in six fatalities. According to celebrity.land Brazil, Tree (full name Oliver Tree Nickell) was among those reportedly on board at the time of the crash. Us Weekly has reached [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a separate Instagram post, Victor shared a collage of photos with his friends who tragically lost their lives in the helicopter crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cTHANK YOU FOR BEING THE BEST FRIEND I COULD ASK GOD FOR!\u201d he wrote via Instagram<\/span><\/a> on Monday. \u201cI will always remember you with that smile on your face that enchanted everyone! I love you, See you on the other side @iamlucasfrota @frotographs_ I love you forever \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an investigation into the helicopter crash continues, new details about the incident continue to be revealed.<\/p>\n

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According to NBC News<\/span><\/a>, the crash occurred just before 9 a.m. local time, Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Military Fire Department said. The helicopters fell onto a car dealership parking lot after the mid-air collision, sparking a fire involving 15 cars, authorities said. The blaze was later extinguished.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe express our deep sorrow for the six victims resulting from the accident involving two aircraft in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro,\u201d the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro said in a post via X<\/a>. \u201cIn this moment of pain, I express my solidarity to the family members and friends of the victims of the tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tree had been traveling for his world tour and most recently performed in S\u00e3o Paulo on June 6. He was scheduled to perform again in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 1.<\/p>\n

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