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Vanessa Bryant Was Told 5 People Survived Helicopter Crash; Called Kobe Thinking He And Gigi Were Still Alive

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among the nine people on board the helicopter that crashed and left no survivors in Calabasas, California.

While this already is the most heartbreaking thing that can happen to a mother and wife, a new report of the day of the tragedy now shed light on some men more heartbreaking details. 

During Vanessa Bryant’s deposition in her lawsuit about the sharing of photos of human remains from the crash, it was revealed that Bryant was initially told that five individuals had survived the helicopter crash, assuming that her husband and daughter were among the survivors.

Per The New York Times:

A family assistant knocked on the door around 11:30 a.m. that Sunday and told Bryant that her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter Gianna had been in a helicopter accident, according to a transcript of a deposition of Bryant in a lawsuit between her and Los Angeles County.

The assistant said that five people had survived the crash that day, Jan. 26, 2020. Bryant said that she figured Kobe and Gianna would be among them and would be helping the other victims. But as she tried to call her husband, notifications began popping up on her phone: R.I.P. Kobe. R.I.P. Kobe.