Basketball Coach Christina Mauser Identified as Victim in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant smiles as he and his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore walk up the steps after the victory parade celebrating the Lakers’ NBA championship in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 17, 2009. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

An assistant girl’s basketball coach has been identified as one of the nine victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore Bryant, on Jan. 26.

Costa Mesa mayor Katrina Foley confirmed the news on Twitter on Jan. 27 and named the victim as Christina Mauser.