By Bruce Haring
29.01.2020 - 00:36 / usmagazine.com
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.
The late basketball star, who died at 41, boarded the helicopter with eight other passengers on Sunday, January 26. None of the people on board, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the chopper’s pilot, survived the crash.
“On Sunday afternoon, personnel from the department’s Special Operations Response Team (SORT) recovered
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 bodies of all nine passengers aboard the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday have been recovered, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said on Tuesday.
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.
Update, 5:41 p.m.: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed in a press conference that nine people—eight passengers and one pilot—were on board the helicopter. There were no survivors. While various outlets have confirmed that Bryant and his daughter were among the victims, the sheriff stated he would not confirm until the coroner does his job.
Kobe Bryant and his teenaged daughter, Gianna, were two of the fatalities from a helicopter crash that took place in Calabasas, Calif. on Sunday (Jan.