1. Florence Arthaud died in a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the filming of the reality TV show, Dropped, along with other French athletes.
13 Facts About Florence Arthaud
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Florence Arthaud was the daughter of Jacques Arthaud, director of the Grenoble publishing house, Arthaud, during the 1970s, which published the memoirs of sailors Bernard Moitessier and Eric Tabarly.
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Florence Arthaud then sharpened her skills at the Antibes sailing club.
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In 1974, at the age of seventeen, Florence Arthaud had a serious car accident, which resulted in a coma and paralysis.
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Florence Arthaud was hospitalized for six months and her recovery took two years.
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Florence Arthaud raced the first edition of Route du Rhum, which took place in 1978.
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Florence Arthaud managed to call her mother who then called her brother.
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Florence Arthaud then alerted the CROSS and three hours and twenty minutes after her distress call, she was located using the geolocation of her mobile phone.
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In 1993, Florence Arthaud gave birth to Marie, born of her relationship with Loic Lingois, a professional sailor.
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Florence Arthaud was the companion of the navigator Philippe Monnet.
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Florence Arthaud found comfort with the association 'The wheel turns,' which helps celebrities who are in trouble.
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Florence Arthaud had completed the book, titled Tonight, the Sea is Black, which was released by her father's publishing house on 19 March 2015, ten days after her death.
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On 9 March 2015, Florence Arthaud was killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina during filming of the television reality show, Dropped.