Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA helicopter crash in Kenya killed seven people (Kenya Red Cross)All seven people on board a tourist helicopter, comprising six passengers and one pilot, were killed when the aircraft crashed in a remote region of northern Kenya on Wednesday morning. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the Eurocopter EC130 B4 went down at 9.13 am whilst travelling from the Loisaba Conservancy to Ewaso Nyiro in Samburu County, near the foothills of Mount Ololokwe. Owned by local business Lady Lori Helicopters, the charter flight was carrying guests on behalf of travel company &Beyond when it crashed in rugged terrain. Search and rescue operations were launched immediately, with safari operator Tropic Air Kenya dispatching two helicopters to aid multiagency response teams including the Kenya Red Cross. Samburu police commander David Nkoroi confirmed there were no survivors, and an official investigation has been initiated into the cause of the disaster while the identities of the victims have not yet been released. In fullSeven killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya as investigation launchedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills pilot and six others
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA helicopter crash in Kenya killed seven people (Kenya Red Cross)All seven people on board a tourist helicopter, comprising six passengers and one pilot, were killed when the aircraft crashed in a remote region of northern Kenya on Wednesday morning. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the Eurocopter EC130 B4 went down at 9.13 am whilst travelling from the Loisaba Conservancy to Ewaso Nyiro in Samburu County, near the foothills of Mount Ololokwe. Owned by local business Lady Lori Helicopters, the charter flight was carrying guests on behalf of travel company &Beyond when it crashed in rugged terrain. Search and rescue operations were launched immediately, with safari operator Tropic Air Kenya dispatching two helicopters to aid multiagency response teams including the Kenya Red Cross. Samburu police commander David Nkoroi confirmed there were no survivors, and an official investigation has been initiated into the cause of the disaster while the identities of the victims have not yet been released. In fullSeven killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya as investigation launchedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
