I don't think it's a conspiracy; I think his wallet was just too heavy and the plane couldn't handle the payload.

Sorry, couldn't help it. Really do hope that they can find him alive; but I think the chances of that are less than slim. It's tragic, but there's a lot worse things that dieing doing something you love after leading such an exciting and interesting life.

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