Hello, thanks for joining us. Three french sports stars including a swimming Gold Medalist have been killed in a tragic accident in argentina. They died when two helicopters collided in a remote part of the country. This is about 1,000 kilometers from buenos aires. Its wobbly but the wreckage is an awful state. Eight French Nationals and two helicopter pilots were killed. They are launching an investigation. Let me remind you of the three. This is Camille Muffat. She retired from swimming last year. She won gold, silver and bronze at the london olympics in 2012. The Long Distance woman highly regarded in france and the olympic bronze medal boxer, alexis. The president issued a statement saying the news brings us immense sadness. A fellow contestant on the show tweeted im sad for my friends. I cant find the words. I dont want to speak. Also the british double Gold Medalist rebecca tweeted saying camille will be dearly missed. I spoke to Lucy Williams in paris. She said the news has shak
Raids, the tokyo fire bombing. Hello, thanks for joining us. Three french sports stars have been killed in a tragic accident in argentina. Ten people in all dying as they were filming for a reality tv program. They were killed when two helicopters collided in the northern part of argentina. It was 750 miles or 1,000 miles north of buenos aires. You can see the damage done for yourself. Eight French Nationals, two argentine pilots killed. The cause is not yet known. Among the dead an olympic boxer, a Long Distance runner and olympic champion who retireed from Competitive Swimming a year ago after winning the gold silver and bronze at the london olympics in 2012. The french president said the news brings us immense sadness. One of the contestants on the show they were filming, a show called dropped. Tweeted of his sadness. Horrified, i dont have words. The british double Gold Medalist tweeted saying they will be dearly missed. A while ago, we spoke to lucy williams. Reporter a sense of s
Three of frances top athletes have been killed in a Helicopter Crash in argentina. Camille muffat, Florence Arthaud , an d Alexis Vastine all died when two helicopters collided during the filming of a reality show. 10 were dead in all including two argentinian pilots. We have more on the sports stars killed in the crash. She was considered one of the first woman to carve out a place for herself in the world of sailing. She won a prestigious race in 1990 and remain passion for the sport. The champion narrowly escape death three years ago surviving a shipwreck while sailing solo off the coast of course ago. Camille muffat won gold at the Olympic Games in london for the 400 meter freestyle. Fellow winners described her as shy an reserve. Boxing champion Alexis Vastine won a bronze medal in beijing. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The tragic deaths have placed france in a state of mourning. Weve more now on the possible costs behind the crash. Investigators are looking into what ha
Investigators to argentina to find out what caused two helicopters to crash, leaving 10 people dead. Three of frances sports stars were on board to shoot a reality show. The crash killed a champion sailor, swimmer and boxer as well as five french tv crew members and two pilots. Sifting through the wreckage, argentinian investigators began their inquiry. Pieces of paper and other charred items that could provide information will be examined. The Argentinian Team joined by two french investigators. We are working together, they have access to everything we do and we think of them as colleagues. The investigation is under the responsibility of the argentine group. According to the argentinian state news agency, investigators have ruled out the possibility of a technical malfunction. They are looking at pilot error. They believe the pilot of the second helicopter, which can be seen flying a lower altitude, could have been distracted before the collision. In france, an investigation for man
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