Olympians dead after 2 helicopters collide

Update: 2015-03-10 06:29 GMT
In a ghastly incident at least 10 people were killed when two helicopters collided in mid air in Argentina. As per the reports eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots all died when two helicopters collided.The helicopters were heading to the town of Villa Castelli in a mountainous area of northwestern Argentina as part of the filming of the reality TV show.

Among the killed there were two Olympian medallists. The dead included the swimmer Camille Muffatt, who won three medals at the 2012 Olympics in London. Boxer Alexis Vastine, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing also died in the accident.

Weather conditions were reported to be normal at the time of the accident and the reasons for the collision was yet to be determined. The crash happened within moments of takeoff . The helicopters belonged to local governments in the region and they collided about 100 meters (328 feet) above the ground.
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