Four Americans, pilot killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Four Americans and a pilot were killed Sunday when a helicopter crashed on an island in Kenya, police said Monday.

{mosads}Kenya’s National Police Service said in a tweet that the helicopter crashed around 8 p.m. Sunday at Central Island National Park. 

“Security personnel dispatched to the scene confirmed that among the five [casualties] were four Americans and the Kenyan Pilot,” the police added.

Last evening at about 8pm, a helicopter crashed at Central Island National Park in Lake Turkana, killing all its five occupants on board.

Security personnel dispatched to the scene confirmed that among the five were four Americans and the Kenyan Pilot. 1/3

— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) March 4, 2019

NBC News reported that the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has identified three of the American victims as Anders Asher Jesiah Burke, Brandon Howe Stapper and Kyle John Forti. The embassy hasn’t released any further details, according to NBC News.

Kenyan police said in another tweet Monday that the cause of the crash had not been determined.

“The National Police Service extends it’s [sic] condolences to the families and friends of the bereaved,” the police added.

The cause of the incident is yet to be established and the details of the deceased will be released once the next of kin have been notified.

The National Police Service extends it’s condolences to the families and friends of the bereaved. 3/3

— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) March 4, 2019