Aircraft down Mt Kenya
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Helicopter on Mt Kenya
According to the news reports, it was a helicopter with four people on board doing the 'tourist' bit up Mt Kenya. Something happened on takeoff and the helicopter has crashed into one of the lakes. Three people escaped with no injuries, but the fourth died - the body has just been recovered.
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Aircraft down Mt Kenya: more news
So far the news on this has remained stagnant and the most recent report (the one published on the 20th of september) declared that the victim's nationality was unknown. The passenger who died was a Swiss tourist who had just been on a fishing trip at the lake. The heli flipped over during take-off just a few meters off the ground as a result of what was called a "strong gust of wind". The helicopter fell into the lake upside down. Because the wind-shield broke the pilot and the passenger in the co-pilot's seat were able to escape. The passenger who escaped later went down to retrive the paasenger sitting behind him and managed to rescue him. He later returned underwater to attempt to save the third passenger but was unsuccessful. The victim died as a result of drowning. If anyone knows the model of the helicopter in question please please please let me know.
