Kenya aviation authority says helicopter crashed, media say tourists on board
Authorities said the aircraft was a charter flight carrying seven people, and investigators are working to determine the cause.
- 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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The general director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI) of Ecuador, Michele Sensi-Contugi Ycaza, died this Wednesday with his wife, Stephany Hollihan Vásconez, in a helicopter accident in northern Kenya. In the accident the seven people who were traveling on board the aircraft, as confirmed by the authorities, died ... Continue reading "The chief of intelligence of Ecuador and his wife after suffering a helicopter accident in Kenya"
A helicopter chartered by an ultra-luxury travel operator crashes in Kenya and its seven occupants die
The authorities investigate what happened and the causes of the accident are unknown for the time being.
A helicopter accident in central Kenya left seven people dead on Wednesday, including the head of Ecuador's Strategic Intelligence Center, Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife, designer Stephany Hollihan Read
Safari helicopter crashes in Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
A safari helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, killing seven people, including five Americans, according to local police and the U.S. State Department.Among those killed were an executive with Telemundo, the U.S.-based Spanish-language network owned by NBCUniversal, and the director of Ecuadors national intelligence service.The helicopter crashed at 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewa…
Among the seven dead are five U.S. citizens and Ecuador's chief of intelligence. The machine was destroyed by impact and fire.
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