JUST IN: Kobe’s Helicopter Crash: See List Of All Victims Onboard

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Sequel to the update released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Alex Villanueva, stating that a total number of nine people died in the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the legendary basketball player, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, the full list and identities of the victims have been released.

Their names include;

Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester Payton Chester, and the pilot who is yet to be identified.

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According to the Sheriff, it was the pilot and eight other people, two of which were identified as Kobe Bryant and his daughter.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby said:  “All survivors were determined to have been perished”

 

“Our firefighters on the scene indicated there was a debris-filled and steep terrain with quarter-acre brush fire

 

“Our firefighters hiked into the accident site with medical equipment and hose lines to extinguish the stubborn fire, as it included the brushfire debris from the helicopter. The fire also included magnesium which is very hard for our firefighters to extinguish because magnesium reacts with oxygen and water.”

One of the other victims was John Altobelli, who wasn’t nearly as famous as Kobe Bryant but shared quite a few things in common with the NBA legend: Altobelli had also devoted his life to sports and inspiring young athletes.
John Altobelli was onboard the helicopter with his wife and daughter, Alyssa who played on a basketball team with Gianna Bryant. They leave behind a son, J.J., who is a scout for the Boston Red Sox, and another daughter, Alexis. John Altobelli was 56.

 

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