Overview
- Kenyan authorities say a Eurocopter EC130 B4 operated by Lady Lori crashed near Mount Ololokwe on Wednesday, killing seven people including Ecuador’s intelligence chief Michele Sensi‑Contugi, his wife and five U.S. citizens.
- A private Bell 206 crashed on the island of Sifnos on Monday, killing three people including newly married Britons Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert and the pilot.
- The Kenya probe is being led by the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department of Air Accident Investigation while Greek safety investigators have opened an inquiry in Sifnos, and neither investigation has yet identified a cause.
- Recovery and evidence work were slowed by steep, remote terrain and an active post‑impact fire in Samburu and by conflicting local witness accounts in Sifnos about whether the helicopter failed on takeoff or on approach.
- Foreign embassies are providing consular help, operators have pledged cooperation with investigators, and officials say the crashes will likely trigger closer oversight of charter and tourist helicopter operations.