Kenya aviation authority says helicopter crashed, media say tourists on board
Seven people, including six tourists and a pilot, were killed, and authorities said the helicopter was operating a sightseeing flight.
- On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, a Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, killing all seven people on board, including five Americans and Ecuador's intelligence chief.
- The charter flight, operated by Lady Lori Helicopters for the tour agency &Beyond, was traveling from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area when it crashed at 9:13 a.m.
- Among the deceased were Telemundo executive José Alberto Suárez, entrepreneur Roger Duarte, and Ecuador's National Intelligence Center head Michele Sensi-Contugi, who was traveling with his wife, Stephany Hollihan.
- The Air Accident Investigation Department and the transport ministry have launched a formal probe, though recovery operations remain hampered by difficult terrain and an active fire at the crash site.
- Kenya has experienced a series of fatal helicopter crashes in recent years, highlighting ongoing safety concerns within the country's vibrant tourism industry that depends on domestic aviation carriers.
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A helicopter carrying tourists has crashed in Kenya. All seven people on board were killed, Kenyan authorities report. Among the dead are five Americans and two Ecuadorians: the head of the Ecuadorian intelligence service and his wife. Rescue teams spent hours recovering the bodies, reports the Kenyan newspaper The Daily Nation. The recovery operation will resume later today, as three bodies are still trapped inside the crashed aircraft. Rescu…
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