Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash - BBC News

Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Hollihan are among the seven people killed in the crash.

Image source, Kenya Red Cross/Handout via ReutersImage caption, Rescue officials at the crash site in a remote area of Samburu County by Mount Ololokwe

Ecuador's intelligence chief and his wife have been killed in a helicopter that crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya.

Michele Sensi-Contugi, 44, and his wife, fashion designer Stephany Hollihan, 42, were among the group of seven people - six tourists and the pilot - killed in Samburu county at approximately 09:13 (06:13 GMT) on Wednesday.

Five of victims were Americans, a US State Department spokesperson said. The Reuters news agency reports that Hollihan also held US citizenship.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the helicopter was on a scenic flight from a wildlife conservancy in Loisaba to Ewaso Nyiro, a river that flows along several national reserves.