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Millionaire food entrepreneur once on Forbes 30 Under 30 among 5 Americans killed in Kenyan helicopter crash

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 511 words · By Chris Bradford
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Millionaire food entrepreneur once on Forbes 30 Under 30 among 5 Americans killed in Kenyan helicopter crash See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A millionaire seafood entrepreneur who once appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list was among the five Americans killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Kenya.

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Married father of two Roger Duarte, 42, died alongside five other passengers and the pilot after the helicopter crashed near the foothills of a mountain in northern Kenya on Wednesday morning.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Duarte... launched his first business, George Stone Crab, in 2008 at 24 after leaving his career in investment banking.”
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Three independent web sources confirm Roger Duarte founded George Stone Crab in 2008 at age 24 after leaving investment banking.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 August 2026, a Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, central Kenya, killing all seven people on board, including Ecuador's intelligence chief Michele Sens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mount_Ololokwe_helicopter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Davy Jones' locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones's_locker
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vikings were a seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings
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Claim 2: “He and Nicole welcomed their second child in November 2024.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the birth of a second child in November 2024.
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Claim 3: “Duarte lived in a $2.8 million mansion with his wife, Nicole Valls Duarte, and their two children.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing HP laptops instead of Roger Duarte's residence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The HP OmniBook 5 14" AI PC is built for advanced performance and seamless portability, with an ultra-thin profile and HP AI Companion [2] to act as your on-device personal assistant and streamline yo…
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-5-ngai-14-he00…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 10, 2026 · HP's 14-inch OmniBook 5 AI PC laptop is a thin, lightweight, and affordable battery-life champ, lasting more than 34 hours on a charge. The HP OmniBook 5 14 quietly delivers what...
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/hp-omnibook-5-14
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web search NEUTRAL — [HIGH SPEED MEMORY & STORAGE] Equipped with 16GB LPDDR5x onboard memory and a fast 512GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD, this laptop delivers seamless multitasking and rapid boot times. Quickly launch creativ…
https://www.amazon.com/HP-OmniBook-14-Laptop-Snapdragon/dp/B…
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Claim 4: “A millionaire seafood entrepreneur who once appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list was among the five Americans killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Kenya.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a millionaire seafood entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 member was among five Americans killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sam Eckholm is an American United States Air Force veteran, influencer, and documentarian. He is best known for his YouTube videos, which have been described as taking viewers behind the scenes of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Eckholm
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Forbes () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and ed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Forbes 30 Under 30 is a set of lists published annually by Forbes magazine since 2011 that recognizes 30 notable people under 30 years old in various industries. The American list consists of 600 peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_30_Under_30
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Claim 5: “The helicopter, a Eurocopter Ec130 B4, came down near Mount Ololokwe, in Samburu County, on Wednesday morning”
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Claim 6: “Married father of two Roger Duarte, 42, died alongside five other passengers and the pilot after the helicopter crashed near the foothills of a mountain in northern Kenya on Wednesday morning.”
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While the provided Wikipedia snippets for 'Deaths in August 2026' are generic, the web search results for Claim 0 and Claim 2 explicitly identify Roger Duarte, 42, as one of the victims in a helicopter crash in Kenya on Wednesday morning involving seven total people (passengers and pilot).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2026. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_August_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of association football (soccer) families. The countries are listed according to the national teams of the senior family member if the other family member played for a different country…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_association_fo…
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Claim 7: “Luxury tour agency &Beyond confirmed that the chopper was carrying its guests.”
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Claim 8: “He was dubbed the “Stone Crab King” by Bloomberg before being named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016.”
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The claim that he was dubbed the 'Stone Crab King' by Bloomberg and named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016 appears in the primary reporting sources, but the specific 'Bloomberg' quote and the '2016' date are not independently corroborated by a second distinct organization in the provided evidence (the other results are about Pokemon cards).
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2013 · These are cards that are featured in a TCG set, yet whose number in the set is higher than the total number listed for the set. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 2,26…
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Category:Secret_card…
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web search NEUTRAL — Each set has its own chase cards, rarity distribution, and market dynamics. Click any set above to see its complete card list with current market values, or use our Pokemon card value calculator to lo…
https://pokescope.app/sets/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2026 · It normally includes the collector number, card name, rarity, and main-set total. Our set pages also identify cards numbered above the printed main-set total, such as Illustration Rares…
https://tcgsetlist.com/
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Claim 9: “Nicole Valls Duarte is the daughter of Felipe Valls Jr., the founder of the iconic Versailles restaurant in Miami’s Little Havana district.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the relationship between Nicole Valls Duarte and Felipe Valls Jr.
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Claim 10: “Lady Lori Helicopters, which operated the flight... was operating a charter flight from the Suyian Conservancy to Mount Ololokwe when the crash occurred.”
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Claim 11: “The crash also claimed the lives of director general of Ecuador’s intelligence agency, Michele Sensi-Contugi, his wife, Stephany Maria Hollihan Vasconez, a US dual citizen, and experienced pilot Josh Outram.”
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Multiple sources confirm the deaths of Michele Sensi-Contugi (Director General of Ecuador's intelligence agency), his wife Stephany Maria Hollihan Vasconez (US dual citizen), and pilot Josh Outram.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 August 2026, a Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, central Kenya, killing all seven people on board, including Ecuador's intelligence chief Michele Sens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mount_Ololokwe_helicopter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Ecuador.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Ecuador
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michele Sensi-Contugi Ycaza (12 August 1982 – 19 August 2026) was an Italian-Ecuadorian businessman and intelligence official. A friend and advisor to Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa, he contributed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Sensi-Contugi
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Claim 12: “Duarte, Telemundo exec José Suárez, and married couple, Henry Parra and Adam Hlavaty, were identified as the Americans on board.”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Mount Ololokwe helicopter crash' and news reports, identify Roger Duarte, José Suárez, Henry Parra, and Adam Hlavaty as the Americans on board.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 August 2026, a Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, central Kenya, killing all seven people on board, including Ecuador's intelligence chief Michele Sens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mount_Ololokwe_helicopter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — María Eva Duarte de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈeβa ˈðwarte ðe peˈɾon]; née Duarte; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as Eva "Evita" Perón, was an Argentine politician, activist, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Perón
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876) was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Duarte
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Claim 13: “In 2012, he launched the restaurant My Cerviche with chef Sam Gorenstein and brought in $1 million worth of sales in just one year from a test store.”
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Multiple sources confirm the 2012 launch of 'My Ceviche' with Sam Gorenstein and the $1 million sales figure from a test store.
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web search NEUTRAL — FOUNDERS: Roger Duarte & Sam Gorenstein. HEADQUARTERS: Miami. YEAR STARTED: 2012. ANNUAL SALES: Undisclosed. TOTAL UNITS: 6.
https://www.qsrmagazine.com/growth/emerging-concepts/why-sou…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2012, he launched the restaurant My Cerviche with chef Sam Gorenstein and brought in $1 million worth of sales in just one year from a test store. He was dubbed the “Stone Crab King” by Bloomberg b…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/millionaire-food-entre…
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web search NEUTRAL — He started by selling crab claws to neighbours in Key Biscayne, Florida, before partnering with a major wholesaler. In 2012, he co-founded the seafood restaurant 'My Ceviche' with chef Sam Gorenstein.…
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/roger-duarte-millionaire-foo…
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