7 dead, including 5 Americans, after helicopter crashes in Kenya

The aviation authority said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC130 B4.

Six passengers — five US citizens and Ecuador's intel boss — all died in a remote area of Kenya on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed. Aviation accidents in Kenya have increased as tourism expands in the country.

Kenya Helicopter Crash Leaves 7 Dead, Including 5 Americans  WSJ

Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills 7, including Americans and Ecuador security chief  Reuters

All seven people on board were killed - one pilot and six passengers.

Seven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya

Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans  AP News

Five Americans were killed when a charter helicopter carrying seven people crashed in a mountainous region of northern Kenya.

Five American citizens died on Wednesday in a helicopter crash while sightseeing in Kenya, a US State Department spokesperson said.

Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in helicopter crash in Kenya  CNN

NBCUniversal said its Florida-based journalist, José Alberto Suárez, was among those killed in the crash.

Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.

Five Americans are dead following a helicopter crash in a remote area of northern Kenya, the U.S.

Seven people, including six tourists and the pilot, have died after a helicopter came down near Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, according to air accident officials.

The victims are said to include the head of Ecuador's National Intelligence Centre, his wife, and five Americans.

Ecuador’s intelligence chief and five US citizens died when a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, officials said. The accident happened at 9.13am local time, in Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authori

Air Accident Investigations Department to open probe after helicopter crashes in Mt Lolokwe, Samburu, KCAA says coordinating rescue response.

Five Americans are among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, the US state department has said.