Weather conditions scrutinised as probe into Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash opens

Pictures of NBA star Kobe Bryant are shown on screens around L.A. Live following his death in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

CALABASAS, Calif. (Reuters) - Overcast skies and fog reported at the scene of the helicopter wreck that killed Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others figured prominently on Monday in the first full day of federal aviation experts' crash investigation.

An 18-member National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team, assisted by FBI forensic specialists, began mapping the wreckage site with drones and examining debris scattered across the hillside where the helicopter went down on Sunday.