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Citing Kobe Bryant's death certificate, Los
Angeles Fox affiliate KTTV reported the remains of the former
Lakers star and his daughter were transferred to Pacific View
Memorial Park and Mortuary in Corona del Mar. Kobe and Brianna
were laid to rest in a private ceremony there last Friday.
According to KTTV, the death certificate cited Kobe's cause of
death as "blunt trauma" sustained in a "commercial helicopter
crash." It also said his death was "rapid."
Corona del Mar is a community within Newport Beach, where the
Bryant family lives.
Kobe, 41, and Gianna, 13, were among nine people killed when the
helicopter they were in crashed on a hillside in Calabasas,
Calif., northwest of Los Angeles, on Jan. 26. Orange Coast
College baseball coach John Altobelli, 56; his wife, Keri; and
their daughter Alyssa, 14 -- who played on the same club
basketball team as Gianna Bryant -- also were killed. Christina
Mauser, a 38-year-old who was the top assistant coach of the
Mamba girls basketball team, was also killed in the accident, as
were Sarah Chester, 45; her daughter Payton Chester, 13; and
pilot Ara Zobayan, 50.
A public memorial service for the Bryants will be held Feb. 24
at Staples Center, beginning at 10 a.m. PT.
While the date -- 2/24 -- conveniently falls between two Lakers'
home games, it still could have been chosen symbolically. Gianna
-- one Kobe and Vanessa' four daughters -- wore No. 2 on her
basketball jersey while Kobe was No. 24 for part of his
20-year-tenure with the Lakers, and his retired jerseys -- he
also wore No. 8 -- hang at Staples Center.
The Los Angeles Times reported that "entry is expected to be
severely restricted" at the venue despite Staples Center's
capacity of about 20,000.
--Field Level Media
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