Kobe and Gianna Bryant statue placed at crash site on 2-year anniversary of their deaths

By Travis Caldwell and Sarah Moon, CNN

Updated 0741 GMT (1541 HKT) January 27, 2022

A bronze sculpture of Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant is displayed Wednesday in Calabasas, California.

(CNN)A bronze statue of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was placed Wednesday at the crash site in Calabasas, California, where the Bryants and seven others were killed.

Wednesday marked two years since the helicopter crash, which was determined by federal investigators as having been caused by pilot disorientation due to foggy conditions. The statue, created by sculptor Dan Medina, shows Kobe Bryant in his Lakers uniform with his arm around Gianna, who is also wearing a basketball uniform with a basketball in her hand.The base of the statue has the names of all nine crash victims inscribed on a plaque. Fans visit a statue to honor former Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, on Wednesday in Calabasas, California.Medina told CNN affiliate KABC the statue would remain at the site temporarily. CNN has reached out to Medina for additional comment. Read MoreA lawsuit related to the crash is set to go to trial soon as lawyers for Vanessa Bryant — Kobe's wife and Gianna's mother — allege photos of the area following the crash, including images of those who died, were shared widely amongst police and fire employees. The trial is to begin on February 22.

CNN's Stella Chan contributed to this report.