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Seven Killed in Kenya Safari Helicopter Crash Including Five U.S. Citizens and Ecuador Official
Just the facts
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and the U.S. State Department confirmed that all seven people aboard a charter helicopter died in a crash in northern Kenya. The deceased passengers included five American citizens, among them Telemundo 31 television executive José Alberto Suárez and Miami restaurateur Roger Duarte. Ecuador's intelligence chief, Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife, Stephany Hollihan Yeaza, were also among the seven individuals killed in the impact. Emergency rescue crews from the Kenya Red Cross and local safari operators conducted recovery operations at the rugged crash site, where active fires and difficult terrain hampered initial response efforts.
Why this is news
A Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter operated by Lady Lori Helicopters crashed at 9:13 a.m. Wednesday near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya, during a tourist charter flight.
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