French Offshore Yachtswoman Florence Arthaud Dies in Heli Crash

10th March 2015

#dropped – French offshore sailing star Florence Arthaud, 57, a hugely accomplished sailor, who won the 1990 Route du Rhum, the prestigious solo Atlantic race is one of three French sports personalities among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office has confirmed.

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.

The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show 'Dropped'.

Dropped is THE new reality adventure game coming from Sweden. Two teams of celebrities are dropped from a helicopter into some of the most inhospitable places on earth. Their goal is to Survive and find civilization as fast as they can.

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