Helicopter Crash in Kenya Kills 4 Americans, Kenyan Pilot
Four Americans and a Kenyan pilot have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Kenya.
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday.
The incident happened on the remote Central Island National Park on Lake Turkana.
Gilbert Kibe, director general of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, said in a statement that two helicopters had taken off from the island Sunday, but "unfortunately one of the helicopters … lost contact and crashed on the island."
The identities of the passengers and the pilot have not been released, pending notification of their families.
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