ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Several of the people on the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe Bryant were from Orange County. One of the people who died in the crash was Christina Mauser.

Mauser, 38, was an athlete, a teacher, a coach, a wife, and a mother.

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Spectrum News 1 spoke to the her former high school basketball coach and friend, Dave White.

White described Mauser as a fierce competitor and a loving mom.

At the Mamba Academy where she coaches, she was known as the "Mother of Defense."

Mauser is survived by her husband and three kids who are aged eleven, nine, and three. 

There is a fundraiser/vigil like event planned Friday, Feb 7 from 7-10 p.m. at Campus Jax in Newport Beach.

There is also an online fundraiser that has been established for the Mauser family.