President Trump acknowledged the death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in a California helicopter crash on Sunday, calling it “terrible news” in a tweet.
“Reports are that basketball great Kobe Bryant and three others have been killed in a helicopter crash in California,” tweeted the president, omitting one person from the death toll. “That is terrible news!”
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Bryant, 41, was among five people killed when his private helicopter crashed in the hills of Calabasas around 10 a.m. local time amid foggy conditions, according to reports and officials.
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One of Bryant’s four daughters, 13-year-old Gianna, was reportedly among those aboard the doomed flight.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Source: nypost.com
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