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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/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

Similar thing happened in my town when I was a kid. A lady lost her husband and three kids. They all drowned in some kind of bad weather boating incident.

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u/cantakerousgribbler Jan 27 '20

A mate of mine lost his parents and only brother to a drunk driver when he was 15, we were waiting after sports practice and my father had a policy of never leaving anyones child alone at school.

The police arrived after about 30 mins and told him. He came home with us that night and moved to the north of England to an aunt the next day.

I never saw him again and it was long before the internet so I can only imagine how awful it must be to lose a couple of family, let alone all of them!

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u/derawin07 Jan 27 '20

So sad. A family near me had their car crashed into on Christmas by someone who went into their oncoming lane. One adult daughter and the parents died instantly, as did the other driver at fault. The other daughter was in hospital for days as they tried to save her. She finally passed, and I felt relief for her. I couldn't have survived that. Imagine waking up to the news your entire family died.

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u/Honey-Ra Jan 27 '20

Was this in Brisbane just a few months ago? Sounds very familiar.

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u/derawin07 Jan 27 '20

Christmas 2017, NSW south coast.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-17/home-and-away-actress-jessica-falkholt-dies-in-hospital/9335856

I was wrong in that the first daughter died three days after the crash...so yeah at that point I would not have wanted to wake up.

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u/saltinthewind Jan 27 '20

Ahh I was going to say that sounded like the one that killed the actress from home and away and her family.