BACHELOR Nation wept in unison on Monday, as fans overheard a mention of late basketball player Kobe Bryant.
During the closing credits, Victoria Fuller appeared to call Peter “Kobe” as he shot a ball on their date.
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“The fact that Victoria F yelled Kobe at the end of tonight’s episode gave me chills!” tweeted one viewer.
Another wrote: “Victoria yelling “Kobe” at the end just gave me chills…”
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Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were on their way to the NBA legend’s Mamba Sports Academy youth training center in Thousand Oaks, California on Sunday morning, when they were killed in the fatal chopper crash.
They died alongside college baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and their daughter Alyssa, Christina Mauser, a coach at Mamba Sports Academy, passengers Sarah and Payton Chester and pilot Ara Zobayan.
The group had taken off from John Wayne Airport in foggy weather at 9.06am, headed for the sports academy.
Weather conditions worsened 14 minutes after takeoff, and when the helicopter approached Burbank at 9.20am the pilot began to circle the air space over the city, keeping in constant contact with air traffic control.
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The pilot requested special permission to continue in the poor weather conditions, which was granted.
At 9.39am, the pilot asked the Van Nuys tower if it had been approved to turn southwest.
There was no communication for almost two minutes, at which time the tower asks the pilot to identify his aircraft.
The helicopter had begun its accent at this point, and after reaching close to 1,500 feet began to pull back down again, allowing the tower to communicate again at 9.42am when they tried to confirm that the helicopter is on the correct frequency.
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There was no response and 40 seconds before the crash the tower stated: “You’re still too low for flight following at this time.”
Soon after the helicopter climbed to around 2,125 feet, possibly trying to clear the bad weather, before suddenly descending at a rapid rate and crashing in a fiery wreck.
An 18-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist who won five NBA championships, Kobe Bryant was the league MVP in 2008 and a two-time NBA scoring champion.
He’s survived by wife of 19 years, Vanessa, 37, and three of their daughters, Natalia, 17, Bianka, three and 7-month-old Capri.
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