Seven killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya as investigation launched

Kenyan authorities confirmed all seven on board the helicopter have passed away

Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills seven, including five Americans  Reuters

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

Helicopter crashes in rugged area near popular tourist destination Mount Ololokwe

Seven dead after 'tourist' helicopter crashes in Kenya  lbc.co.uk

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.

Video footage shared on social media appears to show the site of the crash, with black smoke visible against the foot of Mount Ololokwe.

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

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department tells the BBC the nationalities are yet to be confirmed.

Six people have been killed after a safari helicopter crashed near Mt Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County, with tourists reportedly on board

NAIROBI, Aug 19 - Seven people, a pilot and six tourists, were killed on Wednesday when the helicopter they were flying in crashed in Kenya's Samburu county, a police report showed.

A helicopter carrying several tourists crashed Wednesday in Kenya's Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, killing all those on board, an aviation source told AFP.

A TOURIST helicopter has crashed and sparked a huge fire in Kenya with officials fearing the tragic accident killed everyone on board. The aircraft went down in a mountainous region near to the popular Samburu National ​Reserve as recovery teams rushed to find the downed helicopter. There were seven people on board the

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The helicopter was flying from a wildlife conservancy. 11:33, Wed, Aug 19, 2026 Updated: 17:23, Wed, Aug 19, 2026 (file picture) View of the dry savannah landscape in the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)A helicopter crashed in Kenya's Samburu county on Wednesday, the co

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.