Memorial service held in San Juan Capistrano for mother, daughter killed in helicopter crash

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Sunday, February 9, 2020
Mother, daughter killed in helicopter crash mourned in OC
A memorial service was held Saturday for Sarah and Payton Chester, two of the nine victims of the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- A memorial service was held Saturday for Sarah and Payton Chester, two of the nine victims of the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant.

The private ceremony was held at Saint Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano where she was a student.

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Thirteen-year-old Payton played basketball with Kobe's daughter, Gianna, one of the other victims of the crash.

Her mother, Sarah, sat on the Board of Trustees at the school.

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