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Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

The Guardian Australia - World · 20 August 2026 at 6:17 am

Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chief Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.

Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.

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Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

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