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Coroner Releases Report on Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

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   A Los Angeles coroner's report says that everyone in the helicopter
   crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old
   daughter died from blunt-force trauma.

   The pilot tested negative for drugs and alcohol, according to the
   180-page report released Friday.

   There were six other people in the helicopter in addition to Bryant,
   daughter Gianna, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.

   The helicopter slammed into a hill north of Los Angeles on January 26
   in foggy weather. The passengers were headed to a basketball tournament
   where Bryant was slated to coach his daughter's basketball team. Two
   team members, three parents and a coach were also victims in the crash.

   The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the
   crash.

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