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Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by fergie001: 3:40pm On Mar 29, 2021
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, a friend of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has been killed in a helicopter crash during a ski trip in Alaska.

State Troopers said five people including Kellner, 56, were killed and one injured when the Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter they were flying in came down near Knik Glacier northeast of Anchorage.

Billionaire Petr Kellner was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska


Petr Kellner was a friend of Roman Abramovich
Kellner and his group had been on a heli-skiing trip which involves off-trail, downhill skiing, or snowboarding reached on remote slopes reached only by helicopter.

His company PPF said in a statement:
With great sadness, PPF announces that on March 27, 2021, majority shareholder of PPF Mr. Petr Kellner tragically passed away in a helicopter accident in the Alaskan mountains. The incident, in which 5 lives were lost, is under investigation.

Petr Kellner was 56 years old. His professional life was known for his incredible work ethic and creativity, but his private life belonged to his family. His funeral will be held with only close family members. We please ask the media to respect the privacy of the Kellner family during this difficult time.

We want to express our gratitude for the condolences, well wishes, and prayers expressed so far to the bereaved. The condolences can be sent by post to Office of Petr Kellner, Evropská 17, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic, or via email condolences@ppf.cz.

The National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

Kellner was a towering business figure of the Czech post-communist era, with his wealth estimated at £12.6billion ($17.5 bn) making him the country's richest man, according to Forbes.

He was a friend of Chelsea owner Abramovich and reportedly wanted to buy a share in the football club in 2018.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, himself a billionaire, offered his condolences to the family.

He tweeted:
"Unbelievable tragedy. I am so sorry. Sincere condolences to the whole family of Petr Kellner."

Kellner’s roots go back to the 1990s when he set up PPF as an investment company with partners to take part in the country’s scheme to privatise hundreds of state-owned companies.

In the mid-1990s, PPF took a stake in former national insurer Ceska Pojistovna, a springboard for further growth.

PPF is the main owner of consumer lender Home Credit, which has grown in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia as well as a group of telecommunications firms in central and eastern Europe including O2 Czech Republic.

His death came at a time when PPF was acquiring a stake in Czech bank MONETA Money Bank and proposing to merge it with his Air Bank and the Czech and Slovak assets of Home Credit.

PPF’s telecomunications infrastructure firm Cetin has also said it was considering a public offering and other options.



Billionaire Petr Kellner was just 56 when he died


Five people including Kellner were killed and one injured in a helicopter crash near Knik Glacier northeast of Anchorage


The group were flying in a Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter (file pic)
Kellner had avoided public attention but was known to be a keen skier.

According to the Alaska State Troopers, the five killed in the helicopter crash were identified as Gregory Harms, 52, of Colorado; Petr Kellner, 56, and Benjamin Larochaix, 50, both of the Czech Republic, and two Alaskans, Sean McMannany, 38, of Girdwood, and the pilot, Zachary Russel, 33, of Anchorage.

They added that another person onboard was in serious condition but stable on Sunday at an Anchorage hospital.

The five passengers included three guests and two guides from Tordrillo Mountain Lodge.

She said that Harms was a pioneering heli-ski guide in Alaska and worked for many years at the lodge.

She said: “Greg was one of the most experienced guides in the business."

He also founded a heli-ski company that led trips across the world.

SOURCE

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by MufasaLion: 3:48pm On Mar 29, 2021
Another "Brain" Gone!

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by heendrix(m): 3:48pm On Mar 29, 2021
Then shall the dust return to the Earth where it came from and the spirit return to God who gave it

Everything gathered so far is now in Vain to him

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by KindlyAssist: 3:49pm On Mar 29, 2021
When we die, the money we can't keep
But we prolly spend it all 'cause the pain ain't cheap, preach !

No Church in the Wild.

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by illicit(m): 4:09pm On Mar 29, 2021
E don end....
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Nobody: 4:15pm On Mar 29, 2021
Rip to the dead.
He lived a life of wealth on Earth.

Prays he continues in heaven

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Gbest90(m): 4:24pm On Mar 29, 2021
Too bad.

RIP Sir.
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by emmanuel596(m): 4:36pm On Mar 29, 2021
The rich also cry

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by slawormiir: 4:36pm On Mar 29, 2021
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Nobody: 4:36pm On Mar 29, 2021
cry cry cry cry

'With everything happening today
You dont know whether you're coming or going'
embarassed embarassed embarassed embarassed embarassed embarassed

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by gungab(m): 4:37pm On Mar 29, 2021
Rip
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Salatavor: 4:37pm On Mar 29, 2021
I really wish he gave me just 500,000 Dollars. I would have developed a monument to his memory.

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by bolaayenimo: 4:37pm On Mar 29, 2021
Czech village people at work

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by sotall(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
R.I.P
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by CassJanet: 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
Ok
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by luminouz(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
It doesn't look purely like an accident.
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by GrandFinale2021(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
heendrix:


Everything gathered so far is now in Vain to him
it's not in vain if he used his riches to help and touch people's lives, as a matter of fact he'll be rewarded sevenfolds.

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Hezzyluv: 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
money...... good God make we make money too be fore we die...
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Onebaddest01: 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
Damn life is so uncertain....I pray for long life and good health for us all.May our labor not be in vain.May we enjoy our wealth,Amen.

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by bluefilm: 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
Better than dying by the fake SCAMdemic COVID 19

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by tiswell(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2021
life is a mystery
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Mikkymilli: 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
Who's the second richest person? Let them investigate him. angry

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by femi4: 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
I m selling mine right away
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by 900warriorz: 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
cry cry cry cry Baba God abeg make we never loose Dangote oo

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Zephyr1: 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
Death the end of every flesh

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Chatflick(m): 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
Omo this life nawa o

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by paddyDIGITAL(m): 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
RIP

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Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by franchasng: 4:39pm On Mar 29, 2021
cry cry
Re: Petr Kellner Dies In Helicopter Crash by Adegokenath(m): 4:40pm On Mar 29, 2021
RIP

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