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Updated January 28th, 2020 at 14:30 IST

NTSB, on the Bryant crash site: "It was a pretty devastating accident scene."

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department held a joint press conference Monday night to update the state of their investigation into the crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others.

NTSB, on the Bryant crash site: "It was a pretty devastating accident scene."
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The National Transportation Safety Board and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department held a joint press conference Monday night to update the state of their investigation into the crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others.

Crews recovered three bodies on Sunday and resumed the effort on Monday but the coroner's office has yet to positively identify any of the victims.

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer before plunging more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) into a hillside, an accident investigator said.

Radar indicated the helicopter reached a height of 2,300 feet (701 meters) Sunday morning before descending, and the wreckage was found at 1,085 feet (331 meters), Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board said during a news conference Monday afternoon.

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Published January 28th, 2020 at 14:30 IST

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