Eyewitness shares 'horrifying' detail from scene of crash that killed Oliver Tree
Warning: This article contains content which some readers may find distressing.
More harrowing details are being confirmed following the tragic death of popular musician and internet personality Oliver Tree.
The American singer-songwriter was involved in a horrific helicopter crash while touring in Brazil on Sunday, as the two choppers are said to have collided in mid-air.
The 32-year-old was later confirmed to have been one of the passengers in the helicopter at the time, with Argentinian YouTuber Gaspar Prim, 23, Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas Vignale, 29, Brazilian music producer Lucas Brito Chaves, 21, and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac also killed in the crash.
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Investigations into the incident are very much underway but one local witness has now explained how he saw the helicopter in flames, with one passenger jumping to his death from the other aircraft before both vehicles eventually crashed into the ground.
Tyre worker Fernandes de Freitas told the Daily Mail: "It was terrifying, absolutely horrifying."
Tributes have been flooding in for Tree, who helped produce songs such as 'Flowers' and 'Life Goes On', often working alongside other artists such as Robin Schulz or even KSI.
The British YouTuber, who recently stepped away from the Sidemen, collaborated with Tree on his track Voices.
“Can’t believe I’m actually having to type this. You’re 32 man. You should still be here,” he wrote.
“You still had so much life to live. So much music to make. So much content to make.
“You’re a legend and will always be a legend. Still doesn’t feel real. Genuinely feel sick. I love you bro.”
Although Tree and his fans will have hoped that he would have had many more years of living and creating music, he also had a poignant plan for his money after his death, something which is set to be put into action far sooner than anyone would have imagined.
In the wake of the tragedy, an appearance on the Zach Sang Show from April has resurfaced, where the music artist talks about the impact he hopes to have in the world even after he has gone.
He said: "I don't believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it is mine," he said on the show.
"So when I die — I've set it up — my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one's going to get a penny."
He went on explain: “The idea is, when I die, all the money is going to go back to the arts.
“So I’ve set up a foundation, it’s called Dr. Oliver Tree's Art Grants for Baby Geniuses and it’s set up so that basically the interest generated from my music, we’ll take mostly that, but there’s also room for other money, because when I die, my art will continue - and probably be worth more than it is now.
"People will finally appreciate my stupid f***ing videos or my stupid f***ing songs. That's when people appreciate you, when you're not there anymore.
"I have basically a committee that I've set up when I pass — and I plan to do it while I'm alive — where basically everyone will vote on who the money goes to each year."
“Hopefully it’ll last for 100 years,” he added.
Topics: Entertainment
James Moorhouse