All Nine Bodies Recovered From Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Site

By Bruce Haring

Five 911 calls that were made to the Los Angeles County Fire Department regarding the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others last month, were released on Tuesday.

Nearly two weeks after Kobe Bryant‘s fatal helicopter accident, Los Angeles county fire dispatchers have released audio of several 911 calls made by witnesses in the Calabasas, California, area the day of the crash.

The bodies of Kobe and Gianna Bryant have reportedly been released to their family following their tragic deaths last month.

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant’s bodies have been released by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office to the Bryant family, Us Weekly can confirm.

The remaining five victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant have been identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, including the NBA legend’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, sadly lost their lives to “blunt trauma,” the Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced on Jan. 29. That was the same official cause of death listed for the seven other people on-board Kobe’s S-76B helicopter that crashed near Calabasas, CA on Jan. 26, according to the coroner’s office. The manner of these sudden and tragic deaths were certified as an “accident.”

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed the identities of four of the victims from Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter accident including the NBA star on Tuesday, January 28, Us Weekly can confirm.

The bodies of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and the seven other passengers who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday have been recovered, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said on Tuesday. 

The remaining bodies from the Calabasas helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, have been recovered, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced on Tuesday.According to the coroner, the nine bodies on board were "located, removed from the crash site and transported to the department’s Forensic Science Center." They have been identified as Bryant, Gianna, Orange County Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri,

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office recovered all nine bodies from Kobe Bryant‘s fatal helicopter accident on Tuesday, January 28, Us Weekly can confirm.

Ara Zobayan is dead after a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26.

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash in Calafornia.

UPDATE, January 26, 6:48 p.m.: While initial reports claimed a total of 5 people died in the helicopter crash, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed that number to be 9 during a news conference, according to The Los Angeles Times. Villanueva would not confirm the identities of the other seven passengers until all the next of kin had been notified.

Jennifer Lopez has paid tribute to the late basketball great Kobe Bryant and his grieving family who are, right now, facing “unimaginable heartbreak”.  

Kobe Bryant, former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and five-time NBA champion, has tragically passed away Sunday morning (Jan. 26) following a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. He was 41. 

Nine people lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday — including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.