This Article is From Mar 10, 2015

8 French Among Argentina Helicopter Crash Dead

8 French Among Argentina Helicopter Crash Dead

France's gold medalist Camille Muffat on the podium after winning the women's 400m freestyle swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 29, 2012 in London. (Agence France-Presse)

PARIS:

France's President Francois Hollande's office confirmed today that eight French nationals were among 10 killed in an accident involving two helicopters in Argentina.

The Elysee Palace said in a statement that famed sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine were among the dead. It added that the accident happened during the filming of a TV programme for the TF1 TV channel.

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