Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in helicopter crash in Southern California

CALIFORNIA (ABC NEWS) – Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in the wealthy Southern California residential neighborhood of Calabasas, ABC News has confirmed.

Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died alongside her father, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.

Bryant was 41 years old.

There were no survivors in the crash around 10 a.m. local time Sunday, fire officials said in a press conference.

Orange Coast College head baseball coach John Altobelli was also on board the aircraft, the school said in a statement. The family later confirmed Altobelli’s wife, Keri, and daughter, Alyssa, were also among those killed.

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