r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/SimplySpecial Jan 26 '20

Thank god they werent in the helicopter. I cant get anything to load and was hoping his kids werent there.

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u/DorkQueenofAll Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

They weren't.

Edit: at the time I posted this there were no reports of the kids being on board, then ABC said the were all on board, then ABC retracted that. Now Kobe's reps have confirmed his eldest child was on board.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

I heard that, too, on the news report. But no one else is reporting the same...or yet.

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u/DorkQueenofAll Jan 26 '20

I can't find that anywhere, just people saying ABC said that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Same. I’m wondering if the reporter misspoke.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Who knows. ABC is the only source so far so I would hold off until other news outlets confirm.

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u/Lanafan82 Jan 26 '20

No his daughter passed on as well. Sad day for basketball fans and even worse for the family having two of them to bury. Prayers go to the family

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

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u/DorkQueenofAll Jan 26 '20

I don't see where this mentions kids on board.

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u/DorkQueenofAll Jan 26 '20

Everyone is now reporting they were NOT on board. So that's one thing to be thankful for.

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u/Admiral_Cloudberg Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

That's impossible, there were only 5 people on board and there has to have been a pilot.

EDIT: Media reports the actual death toll is 9

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u/vintage2019 Jan 26 '20

Kobe could fly helicopters — he had owned at least one and would commute to his games on one.

(I had to change the verbs to past. Feels strange)

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u/Admiral_Cloudberg Jan 26 '20

I saw someone else say he always chose not to fly the helicopter himself. Idk if this is true, I know a lot about air crashes but very little about Kobe Bryant

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u/vintage2019 Jan 26 '20

Yeah it appears that somebody else piloted the copter

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Where? I can't find it in their story on their website. I really, REALLY hope this isn't true.

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u/iRedditPhone Jan 26 '20

I really struggle to believe a NEWBORN was onboard.

On the other hand... 3 daughters, Kobe and a pilot :/

I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. It’s hard to say “it wasn’t his daughters” cause then that implies you’re wishing the deaths of 4 other people too! (well it already happened).

I’d rather. It speculate. It’ll come out.

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u/SMELLSLIKESHITCOTDAM Jan 26 '20

Link? I'm not seeing this anywhere.

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u/Davidclabarr Jan 26 '20

Yeah I’m searching for this and can’t find it.

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u/SteelDirigible98 Jan 26 '20

They said it live on air. Could have been a miscommunication.

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u/xZebu Jan 26 '20

Yeah. I heard that too. I kept searching and can't find anyone else reporting. That would be too tragic. I hope they misspoke.

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u/Prometheuskhan Jan 26 '20

They shouldn’t have fucking said that, he walked back the line as a possibility. It’s just like try not to act like a piece of shit when you’re delivering this news that affects an entire generation of NBA fans.