A Miami Restaurateur Was Among the 7 People Killed in a Kenya Helicopter Crash
Five Americans and Ecuador intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi were among seven people killed when a tourist helicopter crashed during a scenic flight.
- A helicopter crashed in northern Kenya on Wednesday, killing seven people including Miami restaurateur Roger Duarte.
- The crash occurred during a flight from Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, as reported by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
- The U.S. State Department confirmed that five of the victims were U.S. citizens.
- Among those killed were an executive with Telemundo and the director of Ecuador's national intelligence service, with the crash occurring near Mount Ololokwe.
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Kenyan authorities completed Thursday’s recovery of the bodies of the seven people who died in the helicopter crash near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya. Among the victims are Michele Sensi-Contugi, director of Ecuador’s National Intelligence Center (CNI), and his wife Stephany Hollihan.
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A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash
The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are “devastated and heartbroken” after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.
Americans Killed In Remote Helicopter Crash
Seven people, including at least four Americans, died when a tourist helicopter crashed in Kenya’s Samburu County, and investigators are now working to find out why. Story Snapshot Kenya’s aviation authority confirmed a fatal crash near Mount Ololokwe; all seven aboard died. The United States State Department said Americans were among the victims and is...
Ecuador intelligence chief & 5 Americans killed in crash
By Basillioh Rukanga, Thomas Mukhwana, Reporting fromin Nairobi, Henry Moore and Vanessa Buschschluter Published August 19, 2026 Rescue officials at the crash site in a remote area of Samburu County by Mount Ololokwe (Source: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters) Ecuador's intelligence chief and his wife have been killed in a helicopter that crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya. Michele Sensi-Contugi, 44, and his wife, fashion designer Step…
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