The remain of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, have been released to their family a week after they died in a helicopter crash that took nine lives in California.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office told DailyMail that the remains of the 44-year-old NBA legend and his daughter, who lost their lives when the helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, on January 26, were returned after confirmation of their identity and a cause of death was determined by investigators.
The remains of the pilot, Ara Zobayan, and passengers Christina Mauser, 38, Sarah Chester, 45, and her 13-year-old daughter Payton, also have been released, the spokeswoman confirmed.
Passengers John Altobelli, 56, his wife Keri, 46, and their daughter Alyssa, 14, are ready to be released, but have not yet been picked up by family members, according to the coroner’s office.
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The police also released the chilling 911 calls detailing the moment the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed into the ground, killing everyone on board.
The helicopter, flying through heavy fog, plunged into the Calabasas hills just over a week ago.
scene and remains of the helicopter crash
Now, police have released the harrowing calls witnesses made to authorities, with many reporting seeing the aircraft crash into the hills.
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One caller said he was walking on a trail when he heard the helicopter go down above him.
“I’m walking in the trail, I could hear the plane, I think it was, in the clouds, but I couldn’t see it. Then we just heard a ‘boom’ and a dead sound and then I could see the flames”
Another caller described the unfavourable conditions the helicopter was flying in followed by the deafening noise of Bryant’s Sikorsky S-76 chopper coming down.
“I just heard a helicopter go over me … It went over my head. It’s thick in clouds, and then I heard a pop and it immediately stopped. If the guy doesn’t have night vision, I mean, he was, he’s completely IFR [Instrument Flight Rules].”
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One caller, at a nearby supermarket in Agoura Hills, reported to the dispatchers that a “helicopter crashed into a mountain”.
“We heard it, and I’m now looking at the flames,” the man, who was about a 400m away from the crash site, said.
“Helicopter crashed into a mountain. We heard it. And now I’m looking at the flames,” another added.
One caller has since opened up about the horror crash, telling ABC News the visibility was poor, with thick fog making it almost impossible to see ahead.
“Imagine jumping into a pool filled with milk and opening your eyes.”
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