Posted on 03/09/2015 8:13:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said.
The helicopters crashed while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo told television station TN. All 10 people on board both aircraft were killed.
"An explosion occurred and it's believed that they must have collided," said Angulo. "Aeronautical experts will have to determine that."
La Rioja police commissary Fabian Gordillo told state news agency Telam that the dead included two Argentine pilots and eight French citizens. The pilots were identified as Juan Carlos Castillo and Roberto Abate. The identities of the French citizens were not released.
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It’s getting Too Real
From the BBC
The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped.
Long-distance yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine were confirmed dead by the office of French President Francois Hollande.
Camille Muffat won three medals in the pool at the London Olympics in 2012, while Alexis Vastine took a boxing bronze in Beijing in 2008.
The helicopters were filming Dropped, a popular celebrity show on the channel TF1.
The show flies celebrities into rough terrains by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31809231
You know, that's really great. I can immediately envision the current occupants of the White House, the Senate, Congress, and K and J streets stripped naked, tarred and feathered, and dropped into inhospitable terrain. No end goal or game. Just see how long they last.
Working title: "You Bet Your Life."
Look! It's even approved by Marx!
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. This is as it should be.
Roger that.
Should make a good show. ;>)
I wondered if this might be a French version of “Survivor”.
And just like the French to fail to get the show concept.
Je suis “dropped”. RIP
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