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Chopper crashes in Samburu, several feared dead

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Chopper crashes in Samburu, several feared dead
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SEVERAL PEOPLE feared dead after helicopter crashes at the foot of Mt Ololokwe in Samburu; County Commissioner Isaac Keter says police and other rescue teams heading to the scene.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) in a statement confirmed that an aircraft accident involving a Eurocopter EC130 B4, registration 5Y-GYM, occurred at Lolokwe Mountain in Samburu County on Wednesday, August 19, 2026

"The aircraft was conducting a flight from Loisaba to Ewasonyiro when the accident occurred at approximately 9:13am local time," the statement read.

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