Ecuador intel chief, five Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

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

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

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

A helicopter carrying six tourists and a pilot crashed on Wednesday in Kenya’s Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, killing all those on board, authorities said. The accident happened at 9.13am local time, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), after the aircraft departed from the Loisaba wil

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A helicopter has crashed near Mt Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County with seven tourists reportedly on board - their nationalities remain unclear at this time

Several tourists are feared dead after a helicopter crashed at a mountain in northern Kenya, according to local reports.

A ‌helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Kenya's Samburu county, the aviation ​authority said, ​and local media reported that tourists were ​believed to be on board.