Seven dead as tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya

Seven people, including six tourists and a pilot, person died aft a chopper crashed successful Samburu County, bluish Kenya, on Wednesday.

The craft went down astatine astir 9:13 a.m. section clip aft departing from the Loisaba Wildlife Reserve for a scenic flight, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

Fredrick Kabunge, Director of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department, confirmed that each 7 radical connected committee died successful the crash.

“There were 7 radical connected committee the helicopter, 1 aviator and six passengers,” Kabunge said.

The chopper crashed adjacent the ft of Mount Ololokwe, with footage from the country showing heavy achromatic fume rising into the sky.

Kabunge said the craft had been carrying tourists connected a sightseeing formation erstwhile the mishap occurred.

Mount Ololokwe, regarded arsenic a ineffable tract by the Samburu people, rises to astir 2,000 metres supra oversea level and is simply a fashionable destination for hikers and tourists. Helicopter operators besides connection scenic flights implicit the area.

Authorities had yet to found the nationalities of the deceased tourists as of Wednesday afternoon.

The origin of the clang was besides unknown, portion the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said investigations had commenced to find what led to the accident.

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