The relatives of the victims of the helicopter crash that led to Bryant’s death receive compensation for the trauma caused by the images taken without permission.
Basketball star Kobe Bryantin Relatives of the victims of the fatal helicopter crash will receive € 2.2 million in compensation for pictures taken by deputy sheriffs and firefighters at the scene of the accident, according to the news agency AFP.
The settlement reached in Los Angeles on Tuesday does not concern the widow of NBA legend Bryant, who has also filed a lawsuit against the unauthorized release of images.
NBA club Los Angeles Lakers star Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died when a helicopter crashed into a mountain wall in January 2020.
At the scene of the accident the images were legally allowed to be taken only by the researchers at the scene of the accident and the employees of the office of the investigator of the cause of death.
After the accident, it became clear that the deputy sheriffs and firefighters had also taken pictures and shared them with others.
The relatives of the victims filed a lawsuit and demanded compensation for the trauma.
Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryantin the action continues in court.
In an accident investigation it turned out that the helicopter pilot had lost his sense of direction after flying a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter to the cloud curtain.
Bryant is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time, becoming the Lakers ’leading figure in two decades.
Bryant won the NBA championship five times. He also won Olympic gold twice, with U.S. NBA stars winning the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the London Olympics basketball tournament in 2012.
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