Five Americans among seven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya
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Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department.
据当地警方和美国国务院称，周三上午，一架狩猎直升机在肯尼亚北部偏远地区坠毁，造成七人死亡，其中包括五名美国人。
Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.
死者包括美国全国广播公司环球公司旗下西班牙语网络 Telemundo 的一名高管，以及厄瓜多尔国家情报局局长。
The helicopter crashed at 9.13am while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu county, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which said in a statement that an investigation was under way. It said there were seven people onboard – six passengers and the pilot.
据肯尼亚民航局称，这架直升机于上午 9 点 13 分在从洛伊萨巴保护区飞往桑布鲁县埃瓦索尼罗地区时坠毁，该局在一份声明中表示，调查正在进行中。 据称机上共有七人——六名乘客和飞行员。
Late on Wednesday, David Nkoroi, the police commander for Samburu, told reporters that all seven people onboard had died.
周三晚间，桑布鲁警察局长戴维·恩科罗伊 (David Nkoroi) 告诉记者，机上七人全部死亡。
In Washington, the state department said five of those killed were US citizens. “The US embassy is in touch with local authorities and is providing consular assistance,” it said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones on their loss.” The identities of the victims were not revealed but a local television station in Miami, Florida, said that José Suárez, 55, president and GM of several Telemundo stations in Florida, was among those killed.
在华盛顿，国务院表示，其中五名遇难者是美国公民。 声明称：“美国大使馆正在与地方当局联系并提供领事协助。” “我们向失去他们的家人和亲人致以最深切的哀悼。” 受害者的身份并未透露，但佛罗里达州迈阿密当地一家电视台表示，55 岁的何塞·苏亚雷斯 (José Suárez) 是佛罗里达州多家 Telemundo 电视台的总裁兼总经理。
“We are heartbroken to learn the tragic news that José was killed in a helicopter accident in Kenya,” the NBC affiliate in Miami quoted from a joint statement from NBC Universal and Telemundo leadership.
NBC 迈阿密分部援引 NBC 环球公司和 Telemundo 领导层的联合声明称：“得知何塞在肯尼亚的直升机事故中丧生的悲惨消息，我们感到心碎。”
The helicopter crashed in a rugged area in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe, a popular tourist destination in the country, local media reported.
据当地媒体报道，这架直升机在该国热门旅游目的地奥洛洛奎山山麓的崎岖地区坠毁。
The helicopter, owned by local company Lady Lori Helicopters, was carrying guests with the travel company +Beyond. Lady Lori Helicopters said in a statement that the aircraft was operating a charter flight when it crashed.
这架直升机由当地公司 Lady Lori Helicopters 所有，载着 +Beyond 旅游公司的客人。 洛里女士直升机公司在一份声明中表示，飞机坠毁时正在执行包机飞行。
Tropic Air Kenya, a local safari operator, said in a statement that it dispatched two of its helicopters to aid search and rescue operations.
当地狩猎运营商热带航空肯尼亚公司在一份声明中表示，已派出两架直升机协助搜救行动。
The aviation authority said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC130 B4.
航空当局表示，这架飞机是欧洲直升机公司 EC130 B4。
Ecuador confirmed later on Wednesday that Michele Sensi-Contugi, director of the country’s national intelligence center, died in the helicopter crash in Kenya.
厄瓜多尔周三晚些时候证实，该国国家情报中心主任米歇尔·森西-孔图吉在肯尼亚直升机失事中身亡。
In a statement posted on X, the presidency said: “In this moment of deep sorrow, the government extends its heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones and close associates.” Sensi-Contugi was visiting Kenya as a tourist with his wife, Stephany Hollihan Vasconez, who also died in the crash.
在 X 上发布的一份声明中，总统府表示：“在这深切悲痛的时刻，政府向他的家人、亲人和亲密伙伴表示衷心的哀悼。” Sensi-Contugi 与他的妻子 Stephany Hollihan Vasconez 一起以游客身份访问肯尼亚，他的妻子也在事故中丧生。
She was a US and Ecuadorian citizen.
她是美国和厄瓜多尔公民。
They are survived by their two children. Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a thriving tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe. In February, a legislator was among six people who died after a helicopter crash in a hilly area of western Kenya.
他们身后留下了两个孩子。 肯尼亚的直升机坠毁事件越来越频繁，该国的旅游业蓬勃发展，依赖国内航空公司将游客运送到奥洛洛奎山等遥远的地方。 今年二月，肯尼亚西部山区的直升机坠毁事故导致六人死亡，其中包括一名立法者。
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