Gianna Bryant, 13-year-old daughter of Kobe, dies in helicopter crash alongside father (2024)

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January 26, 2020 (age 13 years), Calabasas, CA

Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant / Died

The reports by the Los Angeles County coroner's office provide a clinical but unvarnished look at just how brutal the crash was, describing broken bones, dismembered body parts and a stench of fuel on what remained of clothing that burned.

In addition to Gianna, Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant who tied the knot on April 18, 2001, also shared three other daughters: Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. Gianna died alongside her father in a helicopter crash in 2020 when she was 13 years old.

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates.

While the initial $15 million was awarded to only Vanessa Bryant, the rest of the $28.85 million will be distributed to her three surviving daughters, Natalia, Bianka and Capri, CBS Los Angeles explained. The agreement resolves any future claims by them, related issues pending in state court, and other costs.

They were headed to Gianna's basketball game at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, when the helicopter crashed into the hillside due to foggy conditions, killing everyone on board.

The late athlete had daughters Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, and Capri with Vanessa Bryant. For Kobe, being a girl dad was something he wore as a badge of honor, and he was considered the “MVP of girl dads.”

Gianna (Gigi) Bryant was born on May 1, 2006, the daughter of National Basketball Association Hall-of-Famer athlete Kobe Bryant and businesswoman, philanthropist and model Vanessa Bryant.

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How fast was Kobe's helicopter going? ›

The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was flying at about 184 mph (296 kph) and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) per minute when it slammed into the hillside and ignited, scattering debris over an area the size of a football field. The victims died immediately.

Gigi died at age 13 alongside Kobe, 41, in January 2020 helicopter crash. At the time, the father-daughter duo were heading to a kids basketball game at Kobe's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Yes, you read that right Kobe Bryant's 7-month old daughter, Capri, was left out of his estimated $600 million dollar estate. In January, the tragic deaths of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, caught us all by surprise.

Kobe Bryant

Vanessa Bryant / Spouse (m. 2001–2020)

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2020 Calabasas helicopter crash / Number of deaths

On Jan. 26, 2020, basketball star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Finding out more. Kobe Bryant was 37 years old when he played his last NBA game against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016. Age and injuries were already slowing down one of the league's best and most competitive players two years before his 20th and final season.