A helicopter carrying six tourists and a pilot crashed on 19 August 2026 in Samburu county, northern Kenya, killing all seven on board. The aircraft came down near Mount Ololokwe, with video footage showing black smoke at the crash site.
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Seven people have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.
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.
Tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya, police say seven killed Reuters
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 wildlife reserve. “There were seven people on board the helicopter, one pilot and s
Video footage shared on social media appears to show the site of the crash, with black smoke visible against the foot of Mount Ololokwe.
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