French Inventor Plunges Into Lake as Flyboard Demonstration Goes Wrong
French inventor Franky Zapata plunged into a lake after spinning out of control while demonstrating a "flyboard" device in Biscarrosse on May 28. Footage captured by Alexandre Desvignes shows Zapata spiraling at height before plunging into the lake. Desvignes told Storyful that there seemed to be a malfunction or mistake that led to "an unstoppable flat spin." He said that luckily Zapata managed to crash in deep water, adding it "could have been solid concrete." Zapata https://twitter.com/frankyzapata/status/1530870669101129728 said on Twitter he was "doing well". He thanked first responders, and added, "one only learns by such errors." Zapata is known for being the https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49225001 first person to successfully cross the English Channel on a "jet-powered flyboard". (Footage by Alexandre Desvignes/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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