Kobe Bryant --TMZ Reports He Died In Helicopter Crash

[TLSnell1981]

LA Sheriff has confirmed 9 bodies discovered.. pilot plus 8 others perished in the crash

 

[OnceUponATime15]

LA Sheriff has confirmed 9 bodies perished in the crash

So many more then first thought.. absolutely tragic

 

[OnceUponATime15]

The Sheriff let TMZ have it.. he is so right - no family member should ever hear this kind of news on social media... official channels are hard enough to process such news from.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Meta World Peace will always be the legendary Ron Artest to me...

 

[TLSnell1981]

So many more then first thought.. absolutely tragic

This information was updated at the news conference a few minutes ago.

I wish someone could confirm whether or not the rest of the family is okay

 

[SaintsManiac]

9 people??? How???

 

[tarheelmjfan]

...days that time stops. MLK, RFK.., Elvis. too

And post 9-11 ... Michael Jackson...

True. I only mentioned the tragedies I witnessed on TV. I was young, when Elvis died. If there was non-stop coverage, I don't remember.

 

[fly girl]

We were living in that world prior to 9/11. I remember non-stop news coverage, when Princess Diana & JFK Jr. died.

Very true. When I think about it, the first real wall to wall coverage I remember vividly (I was old enough) was The Challenger. Still never forget the face of my English teacher when she came into the science class to tell us what happened. I was glued to the TV when I got home from school.

 

[Summer2018]

I feel awful for Vanessa Bryant. I can’t even begin to imagine how devastating this loss is for her as a mother and wife.

 

[Imzadi]

I seem to remember we started getting wall to wall news when TV stations realized they had to compete with CNN and their 24 hr, non-stop news. They didn't want people switching over to CNN, so they started posting some news stories non-stop.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Very true. When I think about it, the first real wall to wall coverage I remember vividly (I was old enough) was The Challenger. Still never forget the face of my English teacher when she came into the science class to tell us what happened. I was glued to the TV when I got home from school.

I forgot Challenger. I saw that too.

 

[wgeo]

I personally think that non stop coverage is too much, but that actually wasn't the point that I made earlier. If his death is that important to some people that they want to watch non stop coverage that's fine of course.

What I specifically don't like is the constant showing of the actual crash site - the bodies have not even been recovered and I think that is what is disrespectful. It just seems too gruesome to me.

 

[DLgal]

9 people??? How???

People on the ground maybe? Calabasas is a very populated community with many hillside homes.

I don't think 9 people would be on the helicopter.

 

[Allison]

It is being reported the flight manifest listed 9 people.

 

[Searc]

Very true. When I think about it, the first real wall to wall coverage I remember vividly (I was old enough) was The Challenger. Still never forget the face of my English teacher when she came into the science class to tell us what happened. I was glued to the TV when I got home from school.

You didn't watch it live on tv? My 5th grade class did.

 

[mummabear]

Omg they are saying his children were onboard?? I really hope that’s not true.
ETA: only place I heard that was on the pro bowl broadcast.

First reports here were that it was his entire family.

I am relieved to see updated reports that this is incorrect but saddened to know he did have one daughter in board.
My thoughts are with his wife and other children.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

The first reports had indicated that the Sikorski helicopter model that crashed had a passenger capacity of 4 plus a pilot. Which I guess is where the 5 deaths came from initially. The TSB representative on CNN a bit ago said they needed to check to see “what configuration” this was - perhaps it had been modified somehow. They also said that the flight manifest had 9 recorded as being onboard.

 

[C&Jx2]

Sad. That’s a lot of loss for one family to handle

 

[SaintsManiac]

So many questions. I thought he flew his own helicopter, but I guess not this time? Need to take a break from the coverage, though.

 

[TLSnell1981]

The first reports had indicated that the Sikorski helicopter model that crashed had a passenger capacity of 4 plus a pilot. Which I guess is where the 5 deaths came from initially. The TSB representative on CNN a bit ago said they needed to check to see “what configuration” this was - perhaps it had been modified somehow. They also said that the flight manifest had 9 recorded as being onboard.

And I saw another that accommodated 8 passengers and 2 pilots, so....

I believe the crash was caused by poor weather conditions...visibility. Time will tell.