Alexis Vastine

French air investigators headed to Argentina on March 11 to probe a helicopter crash that killed 10, including three of France's best-known sports personalities, as the country's top sports institute prepared a ceremony in their honour.
      

Three French sport stars were among the ten victims of a mid-air helicopter collision in Argentina on Monday.

The victims were participating in the shooting of a reality TV show when two helicopters collided in the air, France 24 reports.

All ten people on board of the two helicopters - eight French passengers and their two Argentinian pilots, died in the accident.

France was plunged into mourning Tuesday after three well-known sports stars, including an Olympic champion swimmer and one of the world's best sailors, died in a helicopter crash in Argentina while filming a reality TV show.
      

Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion, authorities said.