{"id":33441,"date":"2025-10-28T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnnweb.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:51:42","slug":"12-feared-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-in-kenyas-maasai-mara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=33441","title":{"rendered":"12 Feared Dead After Small Plane Crashes in Kenya&#8217;s Maasai Mara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NAIROBI \u2013<\/strong> Twelve people are feared dead after a small aircraft crashed early Tuesday in Kenya&#8217;s coastal Kwale area, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was en route to a popular tourist destination in the Maasai Mara National Reserve when it went down. The accident occurred in a hilly and forested area approximately 40 kilometers from the Dianne airstrip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12 people are feared dead after a light aircraft crashed in Kwale. According to KCAA, the accident happened at 5.30 AM and the plane was heading to Kichwa Tembo from Diani. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/planecrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#planecrash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/KenyaIn2055?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KenyaIn2055<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Kenya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kenya<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Diani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Diani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Kwale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kwale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1q34A0hMeA\">pic.twitter.com\/1q34A0hMeA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ateker TV (@Atekertv) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Atekertv\/status\/1983097380896755738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Stephen Orinde, the County Commissioner of Kwale, confirmed the incident to The Associated Press, stating that a search and rescue operation is ongoing at the crash site and that further details will be provided later.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that there were 12 people on board the aircraft. 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