World · Kenya safari crashSafari Helicopter Crash in Kenya Kills 7 — Five Americans Among DeadAired August 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Seven people are dead after a [music]0:01helicopter carrying tourists between two0:03safari conservancies crashed near Mount0:05Ol Kway in Samburu County, Kenya around0:079:13 [music] a.m. local time on August0:1020th, 2026. All six passengers and the0:13pilot [music] were killed. Five of those0:15on board were Americans.0:17The passengers included Telemundo0:19executive Jose [music] Suarez, South0:21Florida restaurant entrepreneur Roger0:23Darte, Ecuadorian intelligence official0:25[music] Miquel Sense Cugui and his wife0:27Stephanie, and married South Florida0:29couple Henry Parr and Adam Levati. The0:32wreckage showed a warped tail rotor and0:34charred debris with fire still burning0:35at the site. Mountainous terrain and the0:37fire have complicated recovery efforts.0:40The helicopter went down on a short0:41flight between conservancies. [music]0:43The cause has not been determined and0:45investigators are expected to examine0:47the debris field, the weather at the0:48time, mechanical maintenance, and0:50[music] pilot training.0:57The site sits in the mountainous region0:59near Mount Ol [music] Kway in Samburu1:00County along the route used to move1:02tourists between safari conservancies.1:04Recovery [music] was hampered by the1:06steep terrain and fire at the crash site1:08and the investigation is ongoing.1:10Like and follow for more stories that1:12matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗