Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

[Sigblitz]

Channel 13 saying she was on board.

 

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Just confirmed. She passed.

 

[Mgderf]

Many years ago I started my career as a traffic reporter and one of my first assignments was to cover a helicopter crash. I don't think that's something I will ever forget. Dental records were likely the only way they were able to ID the victims as they were all burned beyond recognition.

What a horrible way to go. RIP.

Reminds me of when we lost Stevie Ray Vaugn.
He also died in a helicopter crash. That was at Alpine Valley Wisconsin.
He too went too young.

 

[Sigblitz]

And one of her teammates, and the pilot.

 

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And a parent of the teammate.

 

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9 on board died. Coroner hasn't even been there yet.

 

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NTSB is there.

 

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LA Sheriff had a press conference and called out TMZ for not waiting for family to be notified.

 

[Alpo]

Shocking news indeed. RIP Kobe.

"The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously. There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter." ~ Harry Reasoner

 

[Kutnupe14]

Shocking news indeed. RIP Kobe.

It been a bad day for choppers. Not to derail, but 30 Marines and 1 sailor died today in a crash outside of Fallujah.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display...iMRYsHLSJGvh-5n84HG8FHiC2e9DWypoOHpPMtRHwNq_k

 

[Ballstater98]

It been a bad day for choppers. Not to derail, but 30 Marines and 1 sailor died today in a crash outside of Fallujah.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display...iMRYsHLSJGvh-5n84HG8FHiC2e9DWypoOHpPMtRHwNq_k

2005, but still sad.

 

[d.kaufman]

It been a bad day for choppers. Not to derail, but 30 Marines and 1 sailor died today in a crash outside of Fallujah.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display...iMRYsHLSJGvh-5n84HG8FHiC2e9DWypoOHpPMtRHwNq_k

You realize that's from 2005 right?

Sorry for his family but I hate how celebrities get all this attention when they die. Us common folk die daily, where's the media attention for us

 

[Sigblitz]

It been a bad day for choppers. Not to derail, but 30 Marines and 1 sailor died today in a crash outside of Fallujah.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display...iMRYsHLSJGvh-5n84HG8FHiC2e9DWypoOHpPMtRHwNq_k

And hasn't hit the MSM.

I checked.

 

[churchmouse]

And hasn't hit the MSM.

No we have not seen anything on this.

Kut, thanks for the update. This is a serious loss of our troops.

It saddens me that Kobey and those with him died today.

 

[Kutnupe14]

2005, but still sad.

Oh damn. Sorry. Someone post it on their FB feed, and I thought it was new. Apologies everybody

 

[Sigblitz]

You realize that's from 2005 right?

Good catch.

 

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9 people. I hope it's not more teammates.

 

[Kutnupe14]

9 people. I hope it's not more teammates.

You know it is. They were heading to a game.

 

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On MSNBC. My wife is glued to it.

 

[Sigblitz]

I heard practice, but half of what's been reported hasn't been correct.