Event Brief
Helicopter crash in northern Kenya kills seven, incl. 5 Americans
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A helicopter carrying tourists on a safari crashed Wednesday in remote northern Kenya, killing all seven people on board. The U.S. State Department said five Americans were among the dead, and NBCUniversal later identified its journalist José Alberto Suárez as one of them. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said an investigation was underway.
WHO: U.S. State Department; NBCUniversal; Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
WHAT: A tourist helicopter crash killed all seven people on board, including five Americans.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026
WHERE: Samburu County, northern Kenya
WHY: The cause of the crash has not been reported.
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