On August 19, local time, a helicopter crashed in Mount Olorokwe in Samburu County in northern Kenya, killing all 7 people on board, including 6 tourists and 1 pilot. The Minister of Transport of Ecuador later confirmed to the outside world that Michele Sensi-Contugi, the top head of the Ecuadorian intelligence agency, and his wife died in this accident. Furthermore, the US State Department issued a statement saying that 4 of the people who died in the crash were US citizens.

On August 19, local time, a helicopter crashed in Mount Olorokwe in Samburu County in northern Kenya, killing all 7 people on board, including 6 tourists and 1 pilot. The Minister of Transport of Ecuador later confirmed to the outside world that Michele Sensi-Contugi, the top head of the Ecuadorian intelligence agency, and his wife died in this accident. Furthermore, the US State Department issued a statement saying that 4 of the people who died in the crash were US citizens.