“10 dead, France in shock, the world of sport and television in mourning”, this is how Gilles Bouleau opened his 8 p.m. news on TF1 on March 9, 2015, following the dramatic helicopter accident that occurred on the set of “Dropped”. This Friday, March 10, 2023, the show It’s up to you on France 5 returned to this tragic event according to a new investigation by our colleagues from the newspaper The Team. “It was to be TF1’s new adventure game: Dropped offered eight high-level athletes, let loose in the middle of nature (in Argentina, editor’s note), without food or a compass, to return to civilization as quickly as possible. Divided into several teams, the champions were then chartered to the scene by helicopters when things turned tragic…
On March 9, 2015, took place on the set of the program “Dropped”, which was to be broadcast on TF1, a drama which will kill 10 people. 8 years later, the families of victims still do not know exactly what happened. passed and are now demanding a trial ⬇️@EmiliETN#ThisYoupic.twitter.com/bUYqM5VrO4
— C to you (@cavousf5) March 10, 2023
A poignant video of the families of the victims demanding a trial
A fatal collision between two devices that will kill ten people, including three top athletes: boxer Alexis Vastine, Olympic medalist swimmer Camille Muffat and famous sailor Florence Arthaud. Five filming technicians and the two pilots.” While the production ensured the safety of this very first edition.
Eight years later, the families of the victims still do not really know what happened and are now demanding a trial. Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine’s program then broadcasts a video of the latter speaking tenderly of their loved ones, on a litany of it was… my friend, niece, granddaughter, uncle, husband, father, nephew , son, brother… and the chorus of “nothing is forgotten”. Until the final message: “Nothing is forgotten, we await the trial”. A vibrant tribute that should not leave public opinion or the state unmoved. A long investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy to be discovered in The Team.
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