Event Brief
Safari helicopter crash kills seven in northern Kenya
By The BriefBrief · Sources (13)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: A safari helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in remote northern Kenya, killing all seven people onboard, including five Americans. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft was flying from Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu county and that an investigation is under way.
WHO: Kenya Civil Aviation Authority; Samburu police commander David Nkoroi
WHAT: A safari helicopter crash killed seven people onboard, 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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