Kenyan dies in a horrific helicopter crash near Vancouver

Victim was son of Dalmas Otieno, Kenya’s Minister for Public Services

A helicopter in the southwestern Canadian city of Cranbrook, B.C, 832 kilometres east of Vancouver crashed yesterday killing all three passengers on board and a Kenyan on the ground. Isaiah Otieno, 23, was crossing the street to mail a letter when the helicopter fell on him, dragging him a few metres before exploding into flames killing him instantly.

FULL STORY – Globe and Mail

UPDATE 05/14/2008 1:45PM CDT: Family is stunned

UPDATE 05/14/2008 3:50PM CDT CBC _ Helicopter had no black box

UPDATE 05/14/2008 3:55PM CDT CTV – VIDEO

UPDATE 05/14/2008 6:55PM CDT Calgary Herald – Friends and neighbors talk about Otieno and what they witnessed

UPDATE 05/22/2008 8:04AM CDT The Globe and Mail – Family seeking compensation

UPDATE 05/23/2008 1:28PM CDT Canadian Press – Memorial service for Isaiah Otieno. Friends and family remember him

UPDATE 05/28/2008 6:35AM CDT Canadian Press – Family plans to sue