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Texts show timeline leading to Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

| June 17, 2020 5:27 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog northwest of Los Angeles in January, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, may have become disoriented in thick fog, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday. Ara Zobayan reported he was climbing when he actually was descending toward a hillside, according to the document.

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