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| Three French sports stars 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 died when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country's north-west. | Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country's north-west. |
| Yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine all died. | Yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine all died. |
| The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped. | The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped. |
| "The sudden death of our fellow French nationals is a cause of immense sadness," said a statement from French President Francois Hollande. | "The sudden death of our fellow French nationals is a cause of immense sadness," said a statement from French President Francois Hollande. |
| The three sports stars killed | The three sports stars killed |
| Camille Muffat, 25, won three medals, including gold in the 400m freestyle in the 2012 London Olympics. She retired from competitive swimming in 2014. | Camille Muffat, 25, won three medals, including gold in the 400m freestyle in the 2012 London Olympics. She retired from competitive swimming in 2014. |
| Alexis Vastine, 28, won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the light-welterweight category. He was narrowly beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Games. | Alexis Vastine, 28, won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the light-welterweight category. He was narrowly beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Games. |
| Florence Arthaud, 57, was a hugely accomplished sailor, winning the 1990 Route du Rhum, the prestigious solo Atlantic race. A serious car accident put her in a coma when she was 17. | Florence Arthaud, 57, was a hugely accomplished sailor, winning the 1990 Route du Rhum, the prestigious solo Atlantic race. A serious car accident put her in a coma when she was 17. |
| 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 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." |
| Another cast member, figure skater Philippe Candeloro, was said to be "extremely shocked but unharmed". | Another cast member, figure skater Philippe Candeloro, was said to be "extremely shocked but unharmed". |
| The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where the helicopters went down were good. | The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where the helicopters went down 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." |
| TF1 says the show will be postponed and the rest of the crew is returning home. | TF1 says the show will be postponed and the rest of the crew is returning home. |
| This is not the first time that a reality show produced for TF1 by Adventure Line Productions has been hit by tragedy. | |
| Two years ago, a contestant died during the first day of production of one of the channel's ratings winners Koh-Lanta, an adventure show filmed in Cambodia. | |
| Gerald Babin, 25, had suffered a cardiac arrest after taking part in a tug of war. He was treated by a staff doctor and was airlifted to hospital. | |
| Barely a week later, the 38-year-old doctor, Thierry Costa, took his life complaining that his reputation had been sullied by media reports. | |
| The 2013 season of the show was cancelled. |