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Kobe Bryant, three others officially identified by coroner as crash victims

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CALABASAS, Calif. (CBSLA) The Los Angeles County coroner's office officially identified Kobe Bryant, John Altobelli, Sarah Chester and pilot Ara Zobayan as four of the nine people killed in Sunday's helicopter crash, according to the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles.

The coroner's office is still working to formally identify five more passenger. The bodies of all nine victims have been recovered from the crash site.

The area where the helicopter crashed in the hills of Calabasas is still closed while the NTSB combs through the wreckage and the investigation continues.

At around 9:45 a.m. Sunday, the helicopter carrying Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, two other teens and several parents crashed in foggy conditions.

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