With the recovery effort completed at the site where Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash Sunday, officials are now working to clean up hazardous materials in the hillside above Calabasas. The area is still closed to the public as officials remove debris and deal with magnesium and other hazardous and toxic materials in the ground following the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the cause of the crash continues, with investigators collecting the shattered parts of the chopper. The helicopter was taking Bryant and his group from Orange County to a basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. On Wednesday, Vanessa Bryant thanked the public for its support and expressed her grief over the crash that killed her husband and daughter.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 17:52 UTC