The French inventor Franky Zapata has been injured after his homemade jetpack, called a flyboard, crashed into a lake in the town of Biscarrosse. Mr Zapata was taking part in an exhibition event when he appeared to lose control of his invention and fell about 15 meters into Lake Biscarosse. He was taken to hospital and officials said he was recovering well. The former jet-ski champion rose to fame after crossing the English channel on his device in 2019. In video footage posted to social media,

Flying a jetpack feels so unbelievable, one pilot wept after his first flight. See it in action: http://cnn.it/1dd56Ef | CNN International