Kobe Bryant, Eight Others, Killed in LA Helicopter Crash
On Sunday morning, a helicopter carrying five passengers, including basketball legend Kobe Bryant, crashed over Calabasas, California, killing everyone on board.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which did not immediately identify victims, the crash was detected around 10 a.m. on a hillside near Malibu.
When authorities arrived, the aircraft had caught fire. Malibu deputies scanned the crash site for survivors. But none of the five passengers on board, including the pilot, who has not yet been identified, survived. Vanessa Bryant, the basketball player’s wife, was not believed to be among the passengers, nor was Rick Fox, another former LA Laker initial accounts suggested may have been onboard.