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.
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.
These French sports stars are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina today.
Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided in the La Rioja province in the country’s northwest, near Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from the capital city Buenos Aires.
The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where the helicopters went down were good.
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 show flies celebrities into rough terrains by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter.
The cause of the crash is unclear. Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where the helicopters went down were
TF1 decided the postponment of the show, and the rest of the crew will return home to France.
The French President Hollande expresses immense sadness.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- Officials have said the weather conditions in the mountainous area where the helicopters went down were .
- Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided in the La Rioja province in the country’s northwest, near Villa Castelli, about 1,170km (720 miles) from the capital city Buenos Aires.
- TF1 decided the postponment of the show, and the rest of the crew will return home to France.
