Kenya: Helicopter plunges into lake after hotel takeoff
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Kenyan official says a helicopter has plunged into Lake Nakuru in the Rift Valley moments after taking off from a nearby hotel.
National Disaster Management Unit Deputy Director Pius Mwachi said Saturday it's not clear yet how many people were on board the helicopter and who they were.
Mwachi says a search-and-rescue mission is underway. Lake Nakuru, located 170 kilometers (105 miles) northwest of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is famous for flamingo colonies that turn the shoreline pink at their peak.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Environment degradation has threatened the lake and the wildlife that depend on it.