Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. Bryant’s death stunned Los Angeles and the sports world, which mourned the NBA star, Oscar winner, and pop culture icon, died Sunday at the age of 41.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a hillside in dense fog in Calabassas, California. Bryant's sudden death at age 41 touched off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball round the world.
The passengers were on their way to a basketball game when the chopper went down. The helicopter a Sikorsky S-76 was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.
The helicopter's flight path shows it going from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley and then hovering over the Glendale area as it waited for clearance to travel through the Valley to Calabasas. The tracking ends at the crash site in Calabasas.
In addition to the NBA legend and his daughter, the victims included a highly-regarded baseball coach and three young athletes.
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Kobe Bryant daughter was among the killed in the helicopter crash.
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