Darn, I loved his music.
Posted on 04/25/2011 2:52:49 PM PDT by library user
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(CNN) -- A man who was taking part in a human cannonball show in Detling, England, was fatally injured Monday when the event failed to go off as planned, Kent police said.
The incident occurred in the afternoon during Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show at the Kent County Showground, southeast of London, police said.
The British Press Association, citing police, said a safety net failed to engage.
A Kent Police spokesman declined to identify the man beyond saying he was in his 20s. Relatives of the man had been informed of the mishap, but his body had not been formally identified, a police spokesman said.
A statement on the Scott May website said all shows had been canceled "until further notice."
The stunt show, which has been touring since 1991, features monster trucks, two-wheel driving, fire stunts and car crashes.
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Hold muh beer and watch this.
Damn, I hate it when an act goes awry and a human cannonball dies.
Since 1991...!
I'm sure this is a horrible accident. This act was meant to thrill the audience, not horrify them!
I love a writer with a gift for understatement.
Since 1991...!
I'm sure this is a horrible accident. This act was meant to thrill the audience, not horrify them!
safety net failed to engage.
Ouch!
Guy was probably just trying to make some money - another victim of obama’s human cannonball economy.
It's a out of spec human cannon ball.
Darn, I loved his music.
Some guy trying to be a big shot
human cannonball
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wouldn’t it be more like a sabot?
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