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| Argentina La Rioja: Ten dead as helicopters collide | Argentina La Rioja: Ten dead as helicopters collide |
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| Ten people have died after two helicopters collided during the filming of a television show in north-west Argentina, officials say. | Ten people have died after two helicopters collided during the filming of a television show in north-west Argentina, officials say. |
| Those dead were eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots. | |
| They crashed near the town of Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from Buenos Aires, according to local officials. | They crashed near the town of Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from Buenos Aires, according to local officials. |
| Some of the victims are reportedly contestants of the survival show Dropped. | |
| The show flies celebrities into rough terrains by helicopter and films them finding their attempts to find food and shelter. | |
| "Apparently there was a crash in which 10 people died. There were no survivors, according to the information we have," Cesar Angulo, La Rioja's security chief, told Reuters. | "Apparently there was a crash in which 10 people died. There were no survivors, according to the information we have," Cesar Angulo, La Rioja's security chief, told Reuters. |
| One of the contestants, former France and Arsenal footballer Sylvain Wiltord, tweeted: "I'm sad for my friends, I'm trembling, I'm horrified, I have no words, I don't want to say anything." | |
| The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where it happened were good. | The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where it happened were good. |
| Dropped is a reality television show and starred several French sports personalities. |