Verkkolos angeles (ap) — vanessa bryant said she is focused on “finding the light in darkness” in an emotional interview with people magazine. 26 marks four years since kobe bryant, his daughter gianna bryant and seven others were tragically killed in a helicopter crash. Bryant, known as “gigi,” was the second of four children born to nba basketball legend kobe bryant and his wife vanessa, a. Verkkothe widow of kobe bryant recounted how she learned of her husband and daughter’s death in a helicopter crash last year and said she tried to travel to. Verkkobasketball legend kobe bryant and one of his daughters were among nine people killed sunday morning when a helicopter crashed into a hillside. Verkkoa news report confirmed that kobe and gigi bryant were among those killed in the crash. A group of first responders were visible from the aerial.