All the victims of the helicopter crash

[malaise]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kobe-bryant-crash-devastates-families-of-other-victims-john-altobelli-and-christine-mauser
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The victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna included two of her basketball teammates and their family members.

Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Sarah Chester were on their way to a tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy, co-founded by Kobe, who coached his daughter’s team.

Altobelli’s parents, John and Keri, were along for the ride, along with Payton’s mom, Sarah, basketball coach Christine Mauser, and the pilot of the Sikorsky S-76b Ara Zobayan.

Zobayan received his commercial pilot certificate in 2007, according to the FAA. Jared Yochim, a fellow pilot who called Zobayan his friend, wrote in a Facebook post that he was “not your typical egotistical helicopter pilot like most of us honestly are.” “Ara was an incredible pilot, instructor pilot, charter pilot and truly a great man,” he said.

[Mike 03]

1. Families shattered

So sad.

[exboyfil]

2. Given the fog and the LAPD copters

not flying, was the decision to fly motivated by needing to make this appointment? Already by deciding to travel by helicopter, you have forgone any ability to make the appointment on time.

The pilot is the decision maker on whether to fly. How difficult is it to tell your employer no? I hope the investigation explores this question.

[Ms. Toad]

6. What appointment? n/t

[wendyb-NC]

3. Too sad for words.

Thank you for posting update, Malaise.

[dewsgirl]

4. Absolutely heartbreaking.

[tulipsandroses]

5. ITs all tragic. I think this is the most heartbreaking aspect. All the families and loved ones

affected. The kids in that gym waiting for them to arrive, only to be told that they had all perished. Its just unfathomable. I do hope that we remember the families, the children. I remember losing my best friend to Leukemia when I was 13 yrs old. I can still remember how I felt when I was told she was dead. Decades later, those memories are still fresh in my mind and I still get choked up thinking about her from time to time. What that meant for me at 13 yrs old, and how my life changed then. It was hard for me to know she was sick, I didn't even get in my mind that it was something she was going to die from. In my 13 yr old head at that time, she was going to recover and we would be back to normal. Well, there was no normal for a long time in my life.

I looked at that devastating picture of those kids that were waiting for all of them, and that's all I could think about. There will be no normal for many of them for a while as they process this enormous loss. Its not just about Kobe. May they all rest in peace. May all the loved ones get the support they need in this time.

[malaise]

7. A thoughtful post

My best friend's mother died of cancer when we were 14. Those memories remain. Fir me the worst part is that the Bryant's seven month old baby, Capri. will never know her dad.