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Anatomic Summary:
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EVIDENCE OF INJURY:
Blunt trauma.
Btunt trauma of head. Examination of the head revea]-s a
flattened but generally intact face and sca1p. There is a
6 x 5 inch laceration of the frontaL scalp involving the
right eye exposing the cranial vault. No brain matter j-s
identified. The left eye is present and appears to be
brown in color with congested hemorrhagic sclera. The left
lower chin shows a 6 x 6 inch laceration exposing the
tongue and multiple fractured segments of mandible. Those
fragments contained intact teeth. Examination of the
occipital aspect of the scalp reveals a 6 x 4-L/2 inch
laceration involving the mid to left aspect of the scalp.
There's also a laceration noted to the right superior
parietal scalp. The neck area j-s exposed showing a segment
of the cervical spine. The hyoid bone and thyrold
cartilage show multiple fractures.
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EXTERNAL EXAMINATION:
CLOTHING:
The body was not clothed but r did examine the clothing and
it consists of the following: There are 7 items of
crothing. Each shows tearing artifact and some show burned
artifact and each has a strong odor of fuel. of the 7
items only 2 are recognizable. one is a pair of underwear
with the erastic band that reads carvin krein and the other
is a pair of black pants with an elastic waist.
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INITIAL TNCTSION:
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM :
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
GASTROINTEST]NAL SYSTEM :
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HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM:
URINARY SYSTEM:
HISTOLOGIC SECTIONS:
TOXICOLOGY:
PHOTOGMPHY:
RADIOLOGY:
The body was fluoroscoped and x-rays are taken of the head,
chest, and extremiLies. x-rays reveal multiple fragmented
bone involving the entire body.
WITNESSES:
None.
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Information Sources:
1. Aircraft Accident Investigation Report, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington D.C.
20594,
2. On scene investigation.
Investigation:
lnitial reports indicate that on 0112612020 at approximately 0945 hours multiple witnesses called
91 1 reporting that a helicopter had crashed into the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains
above Las Virgenes Road in the City of Calabasas. Deputies from the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department and personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to
the scene. Upon anival to the scene nine decedents were located and pronounced dead at 1010
hours by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel.
On 0112612020 at 1338 hours Officer Rodriguez from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department-Homicide Bureau called to report this multi-decedent helicopter crash fatality to
Investigator Jeffrey Guilmette at the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-
Coroner. I was assigned this Special Operations Response Team (SORT) field case at 1400
hours by Acting Supervisor Anthony Lopez. I arrived on scene at approximately 1620 hours and
cleared the scene at approximately 1930 hours. On 0112612020 the following SORT team
members resoonded to the scene for a coordinated search and decedent removal:
M. Lee #605743, L. Cervantes #639654, P. Ngayan #531611, B. Kim #602036, E.
Napoles #465129, M. Gutierrez #79704, R. Estrada #486093, R. Gonzalez #503064, J.
Fallot#M4073.
On 0112712020 at approximately 0630 hours I returned to the scene and cleared the scene at
approximately 1600 hours. On 0112712020 the following SORT Team Members returned to the
scene for a continued coordinated search and decedent removal:
M. Lee #605743, L. Cervantes #639654, P. Ngayan #531611, B. Kim #602036, E.
Napoles M65129, M. Gutierrez M79704, R. Estrada #486093, R. Gonzalez #503064, J.
Fallot #644073. F. Fernandez114S63/9, M. Molina H21452.
Forensic Attendant P. Ngayan transported all decedents to the Forensic Science Center.
Also present at the scene were Chief B. Elias, Captain E. Tauscher and Dr. J. Lucas.
Location:
Place of Injury/Death: Mountainside, 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91303.
lnformantMitness Statements :
A review of a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed the following
information:
On 0112612020 at 0945 hours a Sikorsky S-768 helicopter, N72EX, collided with hilly terrain near
the city of Calabasas. The helicopter held 8 passengers and a pilot who vrrere all killed on impact.
The Sikorsky uras in an 8-passenger seat configuration with two pilot stations up front and eight
passengers in the rear, separated by a bulkhead with sliding acrylic windows. Passenger seating
was 2 four-occupant divans, one facing forward and the other rearward. A main impact crater
measuring 24feet by 15 feet in diameter vrtas observed with the main wreckage noted to be about
127 feet along a 347o true bearing from the impact crater. The helicopter was destroyed by
impact forces and fire with the entire fuselage/cabin and both engines subjected to a post-crash
fire.
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County of Los Angeles, Department of Coroner
Investigator's Narrative
Case Numben 2020-00797 Decedenil BRYANT, KOBE BEAN
Scene Description:
The scene is mountainous, vegetation covered terrain located east of 4232 Las Virgenes Road in
the City of Calabasas. Due to the size of tho soene a stake uras placed at a central prirint located
just north of what appears to be the main fuselage. The GPS coordinates of the stake were
34"8'14" N and 118'41'33" W. What appeared to be an initial point of impact designated by a
disturbance to the soil and vegetation and various helicopter parts, personal property and human
remains were located approximately 120 feet south of the designated central stake. What
appeared to be a white and blue helicopter tail piece printed with "Sikorsky" was located down a
western slope from the initial point of impact. The helicopter weckage, personal property and
human remains rlere spread in a cone shape across the area starting at the initial point of impact
and spreading toward the north stopping at the north side of a ravine. A designated hiking/bicycle
path was located sunounding the scene.
Evidence:
No evidence was collected for this case.
Body Examination:
The decedent is an adult Black male I observed lying on the ground just south of the main
fuselage in the above described scene. He was r,vearing black pants, a $veater, underwear and
a shirt. Ha has black hair, an unknourn eye color and natural teeth. Upon external examination I
observed signlficant trauma to his head, right arm and lower body,
ldentification:
The decedent was positively identified as Kobe Bean Bryant (DOB: 08/291978) via Department
of Ju stice f i ngerprints.
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