CALABASAS, CA. (THECOUNT) — Payton ‘Pay Pay’ Chester — who played with Gianna Bryant on their basketball team, the Lady Mambas — and her mother, Sarah Chester, have been identified as two of nine victims killed in Sunday’s tragic Calabasas helicopter crash.
Riley Chester, a family member took to Instagram to remember his mom and sister:
“Rest In Peace to the most amazing Mother and sister. I love you Pay Pay and Mom RIP.”
Ara Zobayan was identified as helicopter pilot in the doomed flight.
Friends and loved ones showered him with praise on social media, with one fellow pilot calling him calling him an incredible, experienced pilot, who “was very much loved in the aviation community.” Friends also pointed out that Ara was qualified to fly in fog. As readers know, the sky was foggy at the time of the tragedy, though it is still unclear if the weather is solely what caused the crash, reports Radar.
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