NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna dead in helicopter crash Sunday January 26, 2020

Helicopter crash in Calabasas, California area. - Media One Report

Beverly Hills, California – Former Los Angeles Laker and five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter died Sunday in a helicopter crash in the Los Angeles area. Three other people were also killed.

David Shapiro, a former mayor of Calabasas and currently a city councilman, confirmed to NBC News that Bryant, 41, was on the helicopter.

Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also on the helicopter, according to Shapiro. The two were on board with another parent and child who were not identified.

The father and daughter were reportedly on their way to a travel basketball game when the helicopter crashed.

A call for a downed helicopter in Calabasas went out at 10:01 a.m. local time, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. People who were out mountain biking in the area reported the accident.

Unfortunately there were no survivors,” Los Angeles County Fire Captain Tony Imbrenda told reporters Sunday.

County officials said firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and are working to preserve evidence for investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed it was sending a team to investigate the crash of the Sikorsky S-76B.

Image below- People watch as smoke rises from the scene of a helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 26, 2020.

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