Dhacaad ka dhacday Kenya: Saddex qof oo Soomaali ah iyo afar qof kale ayaa ku dhintay dhacaad ka dhacday Kenya
Helikobta safar ee ku jirtay 7 qof ayaa ku dhacday meel fog oo ka mid ah gobolka Samburu ee dalka Kenya, iyadoo 5 ka mid ah dadka ku dhintay ay yihiin dad Soomaali ah.
Xaqiiqada dhacaadda
Helikobta safar ee ku jirtay 7 qof ayaa ku dhacday meel fog oo ka mid ah gobolka Samburu ee dalka Kenya, iyadoo 5 ka mid ah dadka ku dhintay ay yihiin dad Soomaali ah. Helikobta ayaa ku dhacday 9.13 subaxnimo, iyadoo u socotay Loisaba Conservancy ilaa Ewaso Nyiro.
David Nkoroi, hoggaamiyaha ciidamada dowladda gobolka Samburu, wuxuu sheegay in 7 qof oo ku jiray helikobta ay dhinteen. Helikobta ayaa aheyd Eurocopter EC130 B4, iyadoo u adeegsanaa shirkadda Lady Lori Helicopters.
Qofka Soomaaliga ah ee ku dhintay
José Suárez, 55 jir, oo ahaa madaxweynaha shirkadda Telemundo ee Florida, wuxuu ku dhintay dhacaadda. Wuxuu ahaa qof Soomaali ah oo ka tirsanaa shirkadda NBC Universal.
Michele Sensi-Contugi, madaxa xafiiska amniga qaranka Ecuador, wuxuu ku dhintay dhacaadda. Wuxuu ahaa qof Soomaali ah oo ku sugnaa Kenya si uu uga baxo safar.
Talooyinka iyo xaaladda
Waxaa la sheegay in helikobta ay ku jirtay 7 qof, iyadoo 5 ka mid ah ay yihiin dad Soomaali ah. Wuxuu ahaa qof Soomaali ah oo ka tirsanaa shirkadda NBC Universal.
Waxaa la sheegay in helikobta ay ku jirtay 7 qof, iyadoo 5 ka mid ah ay yihiin dad Soomaali ah. Wuxuu ahaa qof Soomaali ah oo ka tirsanaa shirkadda NBC Universal.
A safari helicopter carrying seven people, including five US citizens, crashed in a remote area of northern Kenya on Wednesday morning, killing everyone on board. The aircraft, a Eurocopter EC130 B4, was en route from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro region in Samburu county when it went down at 9.13am.
Casualties and Key Victims Identified
David Nkoroi, the police commander for Samburu, confirmed late on Wednesday that all seven people on board had died. Among the victims were José Suárez, 55, president and general manager of several Telemundo stations in Florida, and Michele Sensi-Contugi, director of Ecuador's national intelligence center.
Sensi-Contugi was visiting Kenya as a tourist with his wife, Stephany Hollihan Vasconez, who also died in the crash. She was a US and Ecuadorian citizen. The couple is survived by their two children. The US state department confirmed that five of the seven killed were US citizens.
Helicopter Operator and Rescue Efforts
The helicopter, owned by Lady Lori Helicopters, was operating a charter flight carrying guests from the travel company +Beyond. Lady Lori Helicopters stated in a statement that the aircraft was on a charter flight when it crashed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC130 B4 and that an investigation was under way.
Tropic Air Kenya, a local safari operator, dispatched two of its helicopters to aid search and rescue operations. The crash occurred in a rugged area in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe, a popular tourist destination in the country.
Diplomatic Responses and Broader Context
The US embassy said it is in touch with local authorities and is providing consular assistance. Ecuador's presidency extended heartfelt condolences to Sensi-Contugi's family, loved ones and close associates. The identities of the victims were not revealed by authorities.
Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a thriving tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe. In February, a legislator was among six people who died after a helicopter crash in a hilly area of western Kenya.
