Florence Arthaud
 Florence Arthaud in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "La petite fiancée de l'Atlantique" |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 28 October 1957 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Died | 9 March 2015 (aged 57) Villa Castelli, La Rioja Province, Argentina |
Florence Arthaud (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. She was from Boulogne-Billancourt.[1] In 1990 Arthaud established a new world record for the fastest solo crossing of the North Atlantic, beating the previous record by two days.[2]
In 2015, Arthaud took part in Dropped, a reality television show on TF1 in which sportspeople were transported by helicopters into the wilderness. During filming on 9 March 2015, she died in the Villa Castelli helicopter crash in Argentina along with nine other people, two of whom were fellow contestants.[3]
References
- ↑ "Florence Arthaud rend visite aux élèves ingénieurs de l'institut Fénelon à Grasse". nicematin.com. December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "French sports stars among 10 killed in helicopter crash while filming reality show". RTÉ News. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "French Olympians filming reality TV survival show killed in helicopter crash in Argentina". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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