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Cult musician Oliver Tree presumed dead after chopper crash
Key takeaways
- Oliver Tree was listed on a flight manifest handed to aviation authorities in Brazil.
- Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, crashing in the city's western zone and killing all six people onboard, the Associated Press confirmed.
- Tree, best known for his viral hits When I'm Down and Life Goes On, was in Brazil on a world tour.
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Oliver Tree was listed on a flight manifest handed to aviation authorities in Brazil. (Supplied: triple j )
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Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, crashing in the city's western zone and killing all six people onboard, the Associated Press confirmed.
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