Kobe Bryant and daughter killed in helicopter crash

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“Radar data indicated the helicopter climbed 2,300 feet and began a left descending turn, she said.”

If climbing to VFR on top (An IFR clearance common there with low clouds/fog just or to IFR handling, it seems loss of orientation/situational awareness/vertigo, etc.
But a transition from his gameplan. Likely too late and in extreme conditions/thoughts/actions.