Florence Arthaud French solo sailor and winner of the 1990 Route du Rhum on her boat Pierre 1er dies in tragic helicopter accident in Argentina. Two helicopters collided during take off when filming of the survival celebrity reality TV show "Dropped".

The reality TV show has now been postponed, The accident happened near Villa Castelli, in mountainous area 700 miles north west of Buenos Aires. A very tragic loss.

Florence Arthaud 28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015