Baseball Coach, Family Also Killed in Helicopter Crash Carrying Kobe Bryant

Baseball Coach, Family Also Killed in Helicopter Crash Carrying Kobe Bryant
Members of LA County Fire and LA County corners begin the task of removing bodies from the hillside where the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and 8 others crashed in Calabasas, Calif., on Jan 26, 2020. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
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A Southern California community college baseball coach, his wife and daughter were among those killed in the crash of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter.

The younger brother of Orange Coast College coach John Altobelli confirmed the deaths as relatives, friends and players gathered at the school’s baseball field Sunday afternoon. Flowers and baseball caps were placed on home plate.