Originally Posted by
OrangeHoof
Given where they were headed, I worry that the others dead were friends of the daughter, not so much friends of Kobe. Possibly the first helicopter ride for some (come to think of it, I'm 60+ and I've never been in a helicopter).
Watching video of the crash site made me think that we were probably looking at a helicopter crash from one of many news helicopters who flew out to cover it. Chopper pilots say it's a zoo up there during a major event because so many news stations, plus local police, are up there buzzing around and all are focused on getting the best camera shot. It's miraculous there aren't more crashes.
A horrible way to go. We think of these athletes as if theyre immortal for their God given talent. All that fame and money and in the end he was killed in an accident like a reg dude, and the family dealing with the tragedy too. Just terrible.
"I may not be a mathematician, but I can count to a million." - Shannon Sharpe