French Sports Personalities Died In Helicopter Crash

Eight French nationals and two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country’s northwest. 

Yachts woman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine all died in the crash.

The helicopters collided during filming near Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from Buenos Aires, according to local officials.

“The sudden death of our fellow French nationals is a cause of immense sadness”, this was a statement from French President Francois Hollande.

Five of those killed were said to have worked for Adventure Line Productions (ALP), the company working on the programme. They were named as Laurent Sbasnik, Lucie Mei-Dalby, Volodia Guinard, Brice Guilbert and Edouard Gilles.