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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
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A college baseball coach and his wife and daughter were also killed. - Share full article - 496 By [Alan Blinder](https://www.nytimes.com/by/alan-blinder)[Kevin Draper](https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-draper) and Elena Bergeron Published Jan. 26, 2020Updated Jan. 27, 2020 [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/01/27/multimedia/27kobe-briefing-HS/27kobe-briefing-HS-threeByTwoSmallAt2X-v2.jpg)Pilot Was Trying to Fly Higher Before Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant Bryant, 41, was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter to his youth basketball academy when they and seven other people perished in the crash. The helicopter had been given special approval to fly around Burbank in foggy weather. Jan. 27, 2020](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/sports/kobe-bryant-death.html) Video Fans and Friends Mourn Kobe Bryant After Helicopter Crash The retired N.B.A. star, 41, was among the passengers in a helicopter that went down in Calabasas, Calif.CreditCredit...Hannah Yoon for The New York Times ## Here’s what we know so far about the crash. The retired Los Angeles Lakers star [Kobe Bryant](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/who-died-helicopter-crash-kobe-altobelli-chester-zobayan-mauser.html), 41, and his daughter [Gianna](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/who-died-helicopter-crash-kobe-altobelli-chester-zobayan-mauser.html) died [in a helicopter crash](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/sports/kobe-bryant-death.html) near Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday. 10 mi. 30 km. Sources: Flight path from Flightradar24 By The New York Times [Subscribe to The Times](https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=8WXW7) to read as many articles as you like. 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