Florence Arthaud was 10 of one people killed in helicopter crash . Arthaud was a champion sailor , winning the 1997 Transpacific race across the Pacific Ocean and the Route du Rhum in 1990 . `` Brave and brilliant , nothing was impossible '' said Shirley Robertson in tribute to the sailor . Olympic athletes Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine were also killed in the crash .
Florence Arthaud was one of 10 people killed in helicopter crash . Arthaud was a champion sailor , winning the 1997 Transpacific race across the Pacific Ocean and the Route du Rhum in 1990 . `` Brave and brilliant , nothing was impossible '' said Shirley Robertson in tribute to the sailor . Olympic athletes Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine were also killed in the crash .