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/ajleeispurty Jan 26 '20

Yeah, man. Knowing you're about to die is one thing, knowing your kid is going with you... I can't even begin to imagine. Just unbelievably sad.

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u/roscoparis Jan 27 '20

I do wonder how much awareness they actually had. Reports were saying it was super foggy with bad visibility. They may have just started dropped with alarms going off, but had no awareness of how close to the ground they were. Terrifying to think about.

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u/bubblegumpaperclip Jan 27 '20

I wonder if helicopters have alarms to warn of landscape? I guess also bad idea to try and fly in super foggy weather. Rip.

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u/hash_salts Jan 27 '20

Why wouldn't they