french inventor Frankie Zapata had an accident on a lake in Biscarossa after he lost control of his homemade jetpack. flyboard, falling from a height of 15 meters. Zapata, who came to the exhibition on the west coast of France, was taken to the hospital and is recovering from the fall.

A video posted to Twitter shows the Frenchman scrambling with his invention and losing control, causing the vehicle to spin several times before falling into the lake. According to French media, Zapata was conscious when emergency services arrived to pull him out of the water.

In the video, a 43-year-old man drives a model. Flyboard Air, which is capable of speeds up to 87 miles per hour. On Zapata’s official website, the product description says that it is equipped with two engines, and can lose one and still continue the flight, allowing the pilot to make a controlled landing. Despite this, it has not been confirmed if it was indeed the Flyboard Air or a new model that the inventor was developing.

Despite the panic, last Sunday, May 29, Frankie Zapata posted a message on his social networks and reassured his followers: “Hi people from all over the world. Thanks for your messages. I’m fine. This reminds us that we are not birds and that if we are not large, gravity wins.

“Finally a good Sunday break and Monday starts again! You only learn from your mistakes, and you should not believe that you can change without having a few falls. Thanks to the lifeguards, I was fine. event, and I promise I’ll redo the presentation.“, he added.

It is worth noting that the Frenchman was once a jet ski champion and rose to fame in 2019 when he managed to cross the English Channel on a Flyboard Air with just one refueling stop halfway through. The inventor promises that he will try to cross the site again.

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