Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa share pic of their 10-month old daughter Koko one day after autopsy report was released
KOBE Bryant's widow Vanessa shared a new photo of their baby daughter a day after autopsy revealed how the NBA legend died in a helicopter smash.
Mom-of-four Vanessa, 38, posted the tender snap of her kissing ten-month-old Capri on Instagram with the caption: "I love you Koko Bean."
It said Kobe, 41, died from blunt force trauma with catastrophic brain injuries and 30 per cent burns.
The deaths of all nine on board were declared an accident following the fireball horror on a mountainside in Calabasas, California.
The graphic autopsy reports told of the devastating effect of the impact – describing broken bones, dismembered body parts and a stench of fuel on what remained of clothing that burned.
The helicopter's pilot, Ara Zobayan, 50, did not have any drugs or alcohol in his system, according to the coroner's report.
The only drug Bryant was found to have in his system was methylphenidate, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, the Lakers star's report read.
The graphic report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma.
“These injuries are rapidly if not instantly fatal,” wrote Juan Carrillo, senior deputy medical examiner, in Bryant’s report.
Bryant’s body was found on one side of the wreckage and his daughter was found in a ravine on the opposite side.
The other victims of the crash were: 13-year-old Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, 46, 14-year-old Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, 46, John Altobelli, 56, and Christina Mauser, 38.
The chopper had been reportedly flying at about 184mph in "blinding fog" when it plunged more than 1,000 feet in a minute and crashed in a fireball.
They claim Vanessa has no case against them — in part because the foggy weather conditions were an “act of god."
In its response to the lawsuit allegations, the company states: "Kobe Bryant and GB [Gigi] had actual knowledge of all of the circumstances, particular dangers, and an appreciation of the risks involved and the magnitude thereof, and proceeded to encounter a known risk, and voluntarily assumed the risk of the accident, injury.... thereby barring or reducing [Vanessa's] claim for damages."
Bryant is the only NBA player to have his team retire two numbers in his honor. He was selected last month for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A ceremony is scheduled for late August though it may be delayed until at least October because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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