On January 27 this year, the news of the unexpected death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant shocked the world's sports world, and everyone was mourning it. After 111 days, Bryant's autopsy report was also officially released, in which the pilot did not have alcohol or drugs in his body, and the nature of the accident was finally considered to be an accident.
The autopsy report read: "Kobe, Gianna and seven other people died of blunt injuries, and the manner of death was determined to be accidental. In this report, it also describes the tragic extent of the crash, as well as the fractures and dismemberment of the victims, as well as the stench of fuel left on burnt clothes. Fortunately, they didn't suffer too many injuries, and they were all killed by the time the helicopter crashed, including senior deputy coroner Juan Carrillo, explaining: Kobe Bryant and other passengers must have died almost instantaneously from blunt contusions! These injuries were quick, if not immediately fatal. The ensuing fire left them unrecognizable, and only fingerprints could identify the remains.
In the autopsy report, more details were also revealed. The pilot of the accident, Ara Zobayan, flew the helicopter through the hill and climbed rapidly, almost breaking through the clouds, but at this moment the helicopter suddenly turned left and plunged into the grassy and oak-covered hill below. When the helicopter hit the ground, it flew at a speed of about 296 km / h, falling at a speed of more than 4,000 feet per minute, such an impact directly caused a large crater, and the aircraft debris was scattered in the Calabasas Mountains. The flames also quickly engulfed the wreckage of the plane, and the burns from the corpses were also determined to have occurred after the death of the victims.
The report also announced the location of Bryant and his second daughter Gianna, in which Kobe's body was found on one side of the plane wreckage, and his daughter Gianna was found in the ravine on the other side, which means that the two were "not together". As early as after Kobe's death, there were many media reports that Kobe wanted to lift his daughter out at the last moment, and from this report, we can see that these reports are false. The accident happened so suddenly that there was no time to react, and Bryant was unable to stay with his daughter after his death.
In the wake of the accident, Bryant's widow, Vanessa, sued Island Express, to which the helicopter belonged, saying pilots should not be driving at high speeds in heavy fog. Today's autopsy reports show that the pilots did not drink alcohol or drugs and were capable of driving. As for why it still flies in the fog, the reason for this is not known. The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet determined the cause of the crash of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter on the outskirts of Los Angeles, saying that there is no sign of mechanical failure of the plane, and the specific accident investigation results will wait for months to be released.