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Robin Knox-Johnston tribute to "extraordinary" Florence Arthaud

Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirmed.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has paid tribute to Florence Arthaud, the French sailor who died while filming a reality television programme.

Sir Robin described the "extraordinary" Arthaud as "an incredibly tough, competitive sailor" who was described by the French as the "fiancΓ©e of the Atlantic".

Sir Robin said he would remember her as someone he had "a great liking for and someone I had huge respect for".

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