Retired basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday after his private helicopter crashed in California..TMZ reported there was a fire after the 9:30 a.m., (PST) crash and none of the people on board survived..L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference that nine people were on board – eight passengers and a pilot – but he refused to reveal IDs of any victims..Eyewitnesses told TMZ they heard the Sikorsky S-76’s engines sputtering before the crash..TMZ also reported Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna was on board..They were travelling to a basketball practice in nearby Thousand Oaks, said TMZ..After the crash, a helicopter lowered firefighters and paramedics to the scene but there were no survivors..Bryant played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships.. Sikorsky-S-76Bryant was flying in a helicopter similar to this one, a Sikorsky S-76′. Courtesy Wikipedia .He is survived by his wife Vanessa, and their four daughters — Gianna, Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri..People around the world reacted in shock and grief..–more to come.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: @Nobby7694
Retired basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday after his private helicopter crashed in California..TMZ reported there was a fire after the 9:30 a.m., (PST) crash and none of the people on board survived..L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference that nine people were on board – eight passengers and a pilot – but he refused to reveal IDs of any victims..Eyewitnesses told TMZ they heard the Sikorsky S-76’s engines sputtering before the crash..TMZ also reported Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna was on board..They were travelling to a basketball practice in nearby Thousand Oaks, said TMZ..After the crash, a helicopter lowered firefighters and paramedics to the scene but there were no survivors..Bryant played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships.. Sikorsky-S-76Bryant was flying in a helicopter similar to this one, a Sikorsky S-76′. Courtesy Wikipedia .He is survived by his wife Vanessa, and their four daughters — Gianna, Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri..People around the world reacted in shock and grief..–more to come.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: @Nobby7694
