{"id":376131,"date":"2026-08-20T01:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376131\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:44:17","slug":"four-from-south-florida-among-7-killed-in-kenya-helicopter-crash-during-safari-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376131\/","title":{"rendered":"Four from South Florida among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash during safari trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four South Floridians have been killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/helicopter-crash-kenya-deaths-us-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">helicopter crash in Kenya during a safari trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seven people in total were on board the helicopter \u2013 including five Americans. All seven were killed.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter crashed in a remote part of Kenya shortly before 9:15 Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>One of the victims was Roger Duarte, the founder of George Stone Crab and other restaurants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/south-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cbsmiami-roger-duarte.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"cbsmiami-roger-duarte.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Roger Duarte<\/p>\n<p>Duarte was married to the granddaughter of Felipe Valls Sr., the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/cuba-raul-castro-indictment-miami-brothers-to-the-rescue-reaction-south-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Versailles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, the Duarte and Valls families said, in part, &#8220;The magnitude of this tragedy is impossible to comprehend, and there are no words to express the depth of our pain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another victim was Jose Suarez.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cbsmiami-jose-suarez.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"cbsmiami-jose-suarez.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Jose Suarez<\/p>\n<p>Suarez spent nearly two decades working for Telemundo and NBC. He was from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami<\/a> and also worked at CBS Miami in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>A South Florida couple was also on board the helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>The tourist company Lady Lori and Kenya Civil Aviation told CBS News Miami the aircraft was operating a charter flight.<\/p>\n<p>A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene following the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/united-states-department-of-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States Department of State<\/a> says the U.S. Embassy is in contact with local officials and is providing assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Carlos Gimenez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/2090172954805977475?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted on social media<\/a> extending his condolences to the victims&#8217; families, especially the families of Roger Duarte and the Valls family.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuadorian authorities are also confirming that an intelligence agent was among those killed.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four South Floridians have been killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya during a safari trip. 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