Teen girl who lost mom, dad and sister in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash had to travel to LA to help ID bodies
A DEVASTATED teenage girl who lost both her parents and little sister in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash had the heart-wrenching task of traveling to Los Angeles County to help identify their bodies, her grandfather revealed.
College baseball coach John Altobelli, 56, was with his youngest daughter Alyssa, 13, and wife Keri, 46, when the chopper crashed in Calabsasas on Sunday morning, killing all nine people on board, including basketball legend Kobe, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
"Right now they're just trying to be a family."
Girls basketball coach Christina's husband Matt wrote on social media: "My kids and I are devastated.
"We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash.
"Please respect our privacy. Thank you for all the well wishes they mean so much."
Todd Schmidt, Payton's former principal wrote on Facebook: "While the world mourns the loss of a dynamic athlete and humanitarian, I mourn the loss of two people just as important.
"Their impact was just as meaningful, their loss will be just as keenly felt, and our hearts are just as broken."
While pals of pilot Ara described him as an "incredible man".
The pilot was told he was before the aircraft slammed into the hill.
Questions remain about , including the LAPD's own fleet, due to the foggy conditions - but an investigation is underway.
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