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  "id": 2026044,
  "title": "5 Americans among 7 killed in Kenya safari helicopter crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/5-americans-among-7-killed-in-kenya-safari-helicopter-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/7-people-including-5-americans-dead-in-kenya-safari-helicopter-crash/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A helicopter carrying tourists on a safari crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya, killing all seven people on board. The accident occurred in Samburu County, near Lolokwe Mountain, on Wednesday morning. According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, the helicopter, an Eurocopter EC130 B4, was flying from Loisaba to Ewaso Nyiro with seven people on board when it crashed at approximately 9:13 a.m. local time.\n\nThe victims included five Americans, identified as Roger Duarte, Adam Navaty, Stephen Vascanknez, Henry Parra, and Michele Contugi, and Suarez. Ecuador's intelligence chief, Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Suarez were also among the victims, according to Ecuadorian sources. The pilot, Josh Outran, was also killed in the crash. The Kenya Red Cross reported that difficult terrain hampered rescue operations.\n\nThe US Embassy is providing consular assistance to the families of the victims, and Ecuador's transport minister Roberto Luque expressed condolences to the families of Sensi-Contugi and his wife. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department are investigating the cause of the crash.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Kenya helicopter crash update: What we know about 4 Americans killed in Mt Ololokwe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kenya-helicopter-crash-update-what-we-know-about-4-americans-killed",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:31:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "5 Americans Among 7 Killed After Helicopter Crashes In Northern Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/5-americans-among-7-killed-after-helicopter-crashes-in-northern-kenya",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:46:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Seven people, mostly foreign tourists, killed in helicopter crash in Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/seven-people-mostly-foreign-tourists-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:53:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/five-americans-among-seven-killed-in-safari-helicopter-crash-in-kenya",
        "published": "2026-08-19T20:17:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ecuador’s intel chief, 5 Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ecuadors-intel-chief-5-americans-killed-in-kenya-helicopter-crash",
        "published": "2026-08-19T20:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Kenya: Helicopter crash kills 7, including Ecuador spy boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/kenya-helicopter-crash-kills-7-including-ecuador-spy-boss",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "5 Americans among 7 killed in luxury safari helicopter crash in Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/5-americans-among-7-killed-in-luxury-safari-helicopter-crash-in-kenya",
        "published": "2026-08-19T23:17:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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