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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