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A Kenya-registered Eurocopter, 5Y-GYM, chartered by luxury tour operator &Beyond, crashed in a remote and inaccessible area of Samburu County near Mount Ololokwe. Police said the pilot and all six tourists aboard were killed; the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the accident.
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A Kenya-registered Eurocopter, 5Y-GYM, chartered by luxury tour operator &Beyond, crashed in a remote and inaccessible area of Samburu County near Mount Ololokwe. Police said the pilot and all six tourists aboard were killed; the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the accident.
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