Kobe Bryant: 911 calls from helicopter crash released

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tragic 911 calls from the day of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash in Calabasas have been released. Audio transcripts reveal how residents of the exclusive neighbourhood called in to report a helicopter vanishing from the sky and the fiery wreckage on the ground. Later it emerged the aircraft belonged to former LA Laker star Bryant and was carrying him, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. The calls were released as authorities began to dismantle a massive Kobe Bryant fan-generated memorial across the street from Staples Center in Los Angeles.