A dramatic incident occurred during filming in California: Stuntman Mike Hughes crashed in front of a running camera in a self-made rocket.
- A stuntman crashed during a daring maneuver .
- The fatal accident happened in front of cameras.
- The 64-year-old started with a self-made rocket.
Los Angeles - He described himself as " Daredevil " (daredevil in German), as a stuntman repeatedly dared risky maneuvers - but now Mike Hughes has died. The 64-year-old was killed in a flight with a self-made rocket near Barstow in the California desert. A Hughes spokesman confirmed to the Los Angeles Times the stuntman's dramatic death.
Dramatic scenes in front of the camera: Stuntman shoots himself with a self-made rocket
Hughes had a daring plan: the 64-year-old wanted to reach an altitude of 5000 feet with the rocket , which is the equivalent of around 1500 meters. But the project came to a dramatic end - even in front of the cameras. The TV channel “Science Channel” wanted to film the 64-year-old's flight for a new series entitled “Homemade Astronauts”. This start was always his dream, it said in a message from the broadcaster .
A video by CBS shows how the rocket is shot into the air - and the tragic accident that takes place during the shooting. The rocket shoots steeply into the sky over California . You can also see how the aircraft then loses the parachute - with which it should have landed again later. The stuntman then fell to his death .
Stuntmen dies in front of cameras when he shoots himself with a self-made rocket
Dozens of people watched the dramatic crash during the filming, the Los Angeles Times reports. Everyone was shocked, no one knew what to do. An on-site writer also reported that Hughes came up about half a mile from the launch site . The death is now under investigation. An investigator is quoted as saying that there are currently no facts.
Science Channel star "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket https://t.co/tEG2tgEn8Z pic.twitter.com/wT4Jme9EKI
- CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 23, 2020Mike Hughes is dead - the stuntman ventured to breakneck actions
Hughes has had a lot of attention in the United States for decades with his breakneck stunts. In autumn 2002 he managed to jump more than 30 meters in a three-ton stretch limousine. The action brought Hughes an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Most recently, he made several flight attempts with rockets, as reported by tz.de *. In spring 2018 it reached an altitude of 1900 feet (580 meters) and then landed in the Mojave Desert.
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