On 9 March 2015, 10 people died in a helicopter crash on Monday in Argentina during the filming of a TV game show for TF1. The scene took place in Argentina, in the north-west of the country. Eight Frenchmen from the production Dropped The three athletes - sailor Florence Arthaud, swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine - are deceased. The two helicopter pilots were also among the victims.
Philippe Candelero, who was present in Argentina for the shooting of the quiz show attended the scene. His press attaché explained on Europe 1 that the skater was on the ground, blindfolded, when all of a sudden they heard a big "boom". They rushed to the scene of the accident to find the two burning helicopters. The two pilots collided in midair, causing the helicopters to crash.
Florence Arthaud, known to everyone for her nickname of "Little fiancée of the Atlantic" after her victory in the Route du Rhum in 1990, left us at the age of 57. Camille Muffat was 25 and Alexis Vastine 28. The five other members of the team are Laurent Sbasnik, Lucie Mei-Dalby, Volodia Guinard, Brice Guilbert and Édouard Gilles, employees of the production company.
