Kylie Jenner Kobe Bryant Helicopter

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian's sister and fashion entrepreneur, has just made a chilling confession: that she frequently traveled on Kobe Bryant's private helicopter that crashed this weekend in Calabasas, Calfornia, and that it cost her her life. the former NBA player, his 13-year-old daughter GIanna and seven others.

"Rest in peace … and prayers for these families," the 22-year-old businesswoman and mother exclaimed on Monday through her Instagram Stories. "I still can't believe this. That was the helicopter that I used to fly from time to time with that pilot, Ara [ Zobayan]. He was such a kind man. Stick to your loved ones.”

Zobayan, 50, was one of the victims of the plane crash that occurred when the former LA Lakers star player was traveling to a game at his Mamba Academy along with his beloved daughter Gigi and six other companions.

Another photo shared by Jenner to pay tribute to Bryant and his daughter Gianna:

Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the accident and the circumstances surrounding it.

So far it has emerged that Bryant's helicopter, 41, flew with a special permit, despite the prevailing weather conditions in Los Angeles on the morning of the fateful accident, according to The New York Times. Likewise, witnesses have told multiple sources that they realized how the aircraft was flying "low" over the neighborhood. For its part, the Dialy Mail reported that the helicopter flew for "15 minutes" over the area where the aircraft fell, apparently waiting for permission to land.

Bryant and his daughter Gigi are survived by his wife and mother Vanessa Bryant, 37, and their daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, seven months old, as well as the basketball player's parents; Sharia and Shaya.