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Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Published:Sunday | January 26, 2020 | 12:00 AM
The scene of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning.
Emergency personnel arrive on the scene of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning.
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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning.

TMZ reported that Bryan was travelling with at least three other persons in his private helicopter when it went down in the hills of Calabasas and caught fire. It is reported that no one survived. However it is reported that his wife Vanessa Bryant was not on board.

Bryant has been known to travel by helicopter for years, even when playing for the Lakers.

He is survived by his wife and four daughters Gianna, Natalia, Bianca and newborn Capri.

Bryant was 41 years old.

More on this story in Monday's Gleaner.