Oliver Tree, the bowl-cut eccentric who turned internet absurdism into chart-topping anthems, is dead at 32. He was named by Brazilian outlet O Dia among the six victims identified by Rio de Janeiro Civil Police following a mid-air helicopter collision in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a neighbourhood in the city's western zone, on Sunday morning, 14 June 2026. According to CNN Brazil, citing the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, Tree and five others were killed after two helicopters collided above an electric vehicle yard in the south-west of the city. The other victims aboard Tree's helicopter were passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim, the Argentine YouTuber known as Gaspi, who had 2.5 million Instagram followers, Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilot Alexandre Souza. The pilot of the second aircraft, Charles Marsillac, was flying solo.
Tree was in Brazil as part of his world tour. He had performed in São Paulo on 6 June 2026 and was next scheduled to play in Lisbon, Portugal, on 1 July. No official statement from his management had been issued at the time of publication.
