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| Three French sports personalities die in Argentina helicopter crash | |
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| Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirms. | Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirms. |
| Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots all died when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country's north-west. | Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots all died when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country's north-west. |
| They crashed near Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from Buenos Aires, according to local officials. | They crashed near Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from Buenos Aires, according to local officials. |
| The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped. | The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped. |
| Long-distance yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine were confirmed dead by the office of French President Francois Hollande. | Long-distance yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine were confirmed dead by the office of French President Francois Hollande. |
| Camille Muffat won three medals in the pool at the London Olympics in 2012, while Alexis Vastine took a boxing bronze in Beijing in 2008. | Camille Muffat won three medals in the pool at the London Olympics in 2012, while Alexis Vastine took a boxing bronze in Beijing in 2008. |
| The helicopters were filming Dropped, a popular celebrity show on the channel TF1. | The helicopters were filming Dropped, a popular celebrity show on the channel TF1. |
| The show flies celebrities into rough terrains by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter. | The show flies celebrities into rough terrains by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter. |
| 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." | 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. |
| "An explosion occurred and it's believed that they must have collided,'' said La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo. | "An explosion occurred and it's believed that they must have collided,'' said La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo. |
| "Aeronautical experts will have to determine that," he added. | "Aeronautical experts will have to determine that," he added. |
| "We learn with great sadness about the accident during the filming of the Dropped show," said a statement issued by TF1. | "We learn with great sadness about the accident during the filming of the Dropped show," said a statement issued by TF1. |
| "All TF1 teams come together in this terrible time with the pain of the families and relatives of the victims." | "All TF1 teams come together in this terrible time with the pain of the families and relatives of the victims." |