A Kenyan pilot and four American tourists were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, aviation authorities and police said on Monday. 9News
The helicopter crashed in the Central Island National Park in Lake Turkana on the country's northern border at 8:35 p.m. Sunday , Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on its website.
"A rescue team was dispatched immediately and they arrived at the Central Island at around 11:20 p.m. and located the wreckage at 3:20 a.m. with no survivors," Kenya's aviation chief Gilbert Kibe said.Kyle Forti was a married father-of-one who was born in California A statement from the US Embassy Monday identified three of the four Americans as Anders Asher Jesiah Burke, Brandon Howe Stapper and Kyle John Forti.
"We offer our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of all those killed in the crash. We are providing all appropriate consular assistance to the families of the American citizens," an embassy spokesperson said in a statement to CNN.
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