A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash

A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash 1 of 3 | This photo provided by Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross shows Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross emergency response teams during a multi-agency rescue and recovery operation in response to a helicopter crash near Mt. Ololokwe in Samburu, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross via AP) ADDITION: Removes reference to killed tourists 2 of 3 | This undated photo provided by NBCU Local shows José Suárez, the president and general manager of several Telemundo stations in Florida, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (NBCU Local via AP) 3 of 3 | This undated photo provided by the Durate-Valls family on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 shows Roger Duarte. (Durate-Valls family via AP) 1 of 3 | This photo provided by Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross shows Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross emergency response teams during a multi-agency rescue and recovery operation in response to a helicopter crash near Mt. Ololokwe in Samburu, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross via AP) ADDITION: Removes reference to killed tourists 1 of 3 This photo provided by Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross shows Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross emergency response teams during a multi-agency rescue and recovery operation in response to a helicopter crash near Mt. Ololokwe in Samburu, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Kenya-red-cross" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="40787" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Red Cross via AP) ADDITION: Removes reference to killed tourists Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | This undated photo provided by NBCU Local shows José Suárez, the president and general manager of several Telemundo stations in Florida, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (NBCU Local via AP) 2 of 3 This undated photo provided by NBCU Local shows José Suárez, the president and general manager of several Telemundo stations in Florida, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (NBCU Local via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | This undated photo provided by the Durate-Valls family on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 shows Roger Duarte. (Durate-Valls family via AP) 3 of 3 This undated photo provided by the Durate-Valls family on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 shows Roger Duarte. (Durate-Valls family via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Miami (AP) — The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are “devastated and heartbroken” after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.A helicopter crashed Wednesday morning while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Roger Duarte, founder and owner of George Stone Crab, was identified by family members as a passenger. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, officials said. The U.S. State Department said five of those killed were U.S. citizens.“The magnitude of this tragedy is impossible to comprehend, and there are no words to express the depth of our pain,” the statement from Duarte’s family said. “We ask that you keep them all and everyone who loved them in your prayers.” The statement also named the five other passengers and the pilot.Among those killed were an executive with Telemundo, the U.S.-based Spanish-language network owned by NBCUniversal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.José Suárez was the president and general manager of the Telemundo-owned stations in Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida. Telemundo and NBCUniversal executives called Suárez a deeply respected leader and beloved friend in a memo sent to staff and obtained by The Associated Press“José was an exceptional colleague and mentor to many,” the message said. “He cared deeply about his teams, the communities they served and the essential role our stations play in people’s lives. He brought energy, humor, warmth and a strong sense of purpose to his work, and his impact was felt far beyond the stations he led.”