5 Americans among 7 killed in helicopter crash in Kenya

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Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when the helicopter they were flying in crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya Wednesday, according to local police and U.S. State Department.

The aircraft crashed at 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which said in a statement that an investigation was underway.

The helicopter crashed in a rugged area in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe, a popular tourist destination in the country, local media reported.

Journalist José Alberto Suárez, 55, the president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers–Naples, was one of five Americans killed in the crash.

Roger Duarte, 39, was the father of two boys and husband of Nicole Valls, the granddaughter of the founder of Miami staples such as Versailles and La Carreta.

Michele Sensi-Contugi was the director of the Ecuadorian National Intelligence Center.

His wife, Stephany Hollihan de Sensi-Contugi, is founder of fashion brand Sensi Studio, set on "elevating Ecuadorean craftsmanship around the world," according to her Instagram account.

Adam Hlavaty is identified online as the co-founder of Mrkt Group, a real estate development and branded design company focusing on residential and commercial projects.

Henry Parra is identified as an aviation software executive from Miami who also served in the US Navy.

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José: https://www.facebook.com/jsuarez1234

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I have never been in a helicopter and you'll NEVER get me into one. Those and small planes. It's a big NOPE from me.

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I have never been in a helicopter and you'll NEVER get me into one. Those and small planes. It's a big NOPE from me.

I literally told that to myself yesterday when I posted this. I would never, ever get into a helicopter. I grew up with a now pilot and he used to take me and my best friend (his girlfriend at the time) on his small prop plane. I shudder now thinking about it because he would cut off the engine, do rolls, etc., to scare us.