Kenya aviation authority says helicopter crashed, media say tourists on board
Authorities said all seven people on board died, and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into the crash.
- 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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Seven people, including five Americans, died today on safari when their helicopter crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya, AP reports citing the police and the State Department, and CNN reports that the director general of Ecuador's intelligence service is among the dead.
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