- Ecuador’s intelligence chief and his wife are among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya.
- Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Hollihan died when the accident occurred in Samburu county at approximately 09:13am (06:13am GMT) on Wednesday.
- Five American citizens were killed when the safari helicopter crashed in a remote region of northern Kenya on Wednesday morning. The victims included José Alberto Suárez, a 55-year-old NBCUniversal executive and president of multiple Telemundo stations in Florida.
- The Eurocopter EC130 B4, operated by Lady Lori Helicopters, crashed near Mount Ololokwe en route from Loisaba Conservancy to Samburu County.
- Emergency responders confirmed all six passengers and the pilot died. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation amid a rising frequency of helicopter crashes in Kenya.
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