CA - Kobe Bryant, 41, daughter GiGi, 13, & 7 others die in helicopter crash, Calabasas, 26 Jan 2020

[LadyL]

160 mph?!
is that normal??

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Mayor of Costa Mesa just confirmed the identity of one of the other victims in the helicopter crash ... girls basketball coach Christina Mauser, who's married to Tijuana Dogs singer Matt Mauser. Matt also confirmed the news himself.

On Facebook, he wrote ... "My kids and I are devastated. We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash. Please respect our privacy. Thank you for all the well wishes they mean so much."

Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game

 

[gregjrichards]

Kobe Bryant crash: Baseball coach, daughter and wife among 9 killed in helicopter tragedy

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and daughter Alyssa and wife Keri, as well as girls basketball coach Christina Mauser were aboard the helicopter which crashed killing nine, including Kobe Bryant

Baseball coach, daughter and wife among 9 killed in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

 

[squareandrabbet]

Nine?! First 5 deceased; then 7; now 9?! How much worse is this going to get?!

 

[BeachSky]

The pilot sounded fine during the transmissions. I'm hoping they never knew anything was wrong.

I hope not too

 

[BeachSky]

Nine?! First 5 deceased; then 7; now 9?! How much worse is this going to get?!

Families....

 

[Deleted member 158085]

I was thinking the same thing. But maybe where he took off it wasn’t that foggy? Didn’t realize how bad it was?

It’s incredible when driving how you can suddenly be in it deep, seemingly out of nowhere. I can’t imagine flying through it.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

The Daily Mail website has published an article of Kobe’s former teammates like LeBron James crying on the airport tarmac that website has reached a new low. Photos should not be published of people grieving.

They are always so low, I refuse to read them.

 

[Jsizzle]

Nine?! First 5 deceased; then 7; now 9?! How much worse is this going to get?!

Manifest noted 9 on board. 7 have been identified. Assuming the last 2 are another family (parent/kid/teammate). JMO

 

[kkdj]

Interesting thing is I was in OC this morning and near the airport they took off out of. It was overcast but not foggy. They must have run into dense fog on their way to Fresno. (that's where they were going right?) But don't they need to give a flight plan and therefore would have had warning of the fog ahead? Am I missing something?

 

[Gardenista]

Manifest noted 9 on board. 7 have been identified. Assuming the last 2 are another family (parent/kid/teammate). JMO

I thought we only had 6 ID'd. Are you excluding the pilot?

 

[rosemadderlake]

When was the last time someone this famous died in a plane crash? John Kennedy? The band members of Lynyrd Skynyrd?

I was crushed at the loss of Stevie Ray Vaughn in the 80’s. Same thing, weather conditions. They shouldn’t have flown that night.

Kobe Bryant was a spectacular athlete, and a really nice guy. What a beautiful family. I saw a recent interview where he was really excited about his children’s books.

I feel so sad for his wife and daughters, and the Baseball coaches children who are orphaned. All these kids who lost their parents.

There have been some major losses over the years, whole ice hockey teams, one Canadian, one Russian, and the entire US women’s figure skating team in the early 60’s.

Moments like these highlight what’s precious in life.

 

[mom2chloe]

When was the last time someone this famous died in a plane crash? John Kennedy? The band members of Lynyrd Skynyrd?

Stevie Ray Vaughn in a helicopter crash where we were all left wondering if it was Eric Clapton who died too. August of maybe 1992.

 

[Oregonmama]

8pm news conf (PST)

 

[squareandrabbet]

Manifest noted 9 on board. 7 have been identified. Assuming the last 2 are another family (parent/kid/teammate). JMO

That's what I was especially afraid of.

 

[Oregonmama]

I thought we only had 6 ID'd. Are you excluding the pilot?

A woman coach was also on board. Her husband confirmed it on his fb

Kobe Crash Devastates Families of Other Victims

“My kids and I are devastated. We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash,” Tijuana Dogs drummer Matt Mauser wrote on Facebook after Sunday’s tragedy.

His wife, Christine, was on the Sikorsky S-76b on the way to the Mamba Sports Academy, the basketball center Bryant co-founded, which was holding a tournament this weekend. A high school standout, she was an assistant coach at the Harbor Day School, where Bryant’s older daughter went to school.

 

[Oregonmama]

KABC News Live Streaming Video

 

[Oregonmama]

Wacth the news conf...what a huge impact the landing had...

 

[Jsizzle]

I thought we only had 6 ID'd. Are you excluding the pilot?

You’re right. I was including the pilot but we don’t officially know his name (though I’ve seen it posted elsewhere). Pilot, Kobe, Gianna, the 3 Altobelli family members and Christina Mauser (girl b-ball coach).

 

[LadyL]

Stevie Ray Vaughn in a helicopter crash where we were all left wondering if it was Eric Clapton who died too. August of maybe 1992.

1990 I considered naming my baby after him