Horrible photos of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter accident were leaked

• Basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020.
• His 13-year-old daughter Ginna died with him.
• Photos of his body at the scene were leaked.

Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, was tragically killed on Sunday, January 26, 2020, when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed. He was accompanied by his daughter Gianna and several other people.

Kobe received some posthumous tributes at the Super Bowl and the Oscars. He also received a very emotional one at the Staples Center, before more than 20,000 spectators. During the Oscar Awards ceremony that year, Bryant was honored by director Spike Lee who wore a suit with his team colors.

What happened to Kobe Bryant?

On the morning of January 26, 2020, Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife Keri, along with four other people, left John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, in a helicopter owned by Kobe.

The helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California around 9:47 am and caught fire. The helicopter had passed over Boyle Heights, near Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel attended the scene. The fire was extinguished by 10:30 a.m. and of the nine passengers on board survived.

Leaked photos of Kobe Bryant’s body

Photographs from the scene of the crash had been kept private. However, a police officer leaked them to the world and he paid dearly for that. According to TMZ, in addition to being the first to announce the player’s death, a police officer also leaked the photos. TO SEE THE PHOTOS CLICK HERE

The officer allegedly took the images to «impress a girl in a cocktail bar by showing her the photos.» It was there that a bar employee overheard the conversation and brought it to the attention of the Lost Hills Sheriff, the person in charge of the case.

The photos were leaked

Two years have passed since that tragic helicopter accident where Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven more people lost their lives, a fact that left Vanessa, the former player’s wife, heartbroken. As if this were not enough, the photos of the bodies in the accident were leaked.

Some photos of the bodies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna that were taken by the Los Angeles County police and firefighters began to circulate on the internet at the time of the accident after they apparently shared them people outside the case.

Vanessa Bryant is outraged

In statements given to TMZ, Vanessa Bryant she was furious the photos of Kobe and Gianna were circulating on the internet, since she had asked the authorities for discretion. According to statements, the photos were disseminated to at least 20 people who are not part of the investigation.

In addition to this, Kobe Bryant’s wife said that the authorities have disrespected her family by «making fun of» their lifeless bodies.