Witnesses tell of horror as ‘human cannonball’ killed

HUNDREDS of people including young children looked on in horror as a “human cannonball” stuntman plunged to his death at a daredevil show.

The 23-year-old man died after a safety net failed during the Scott May’s Daredevil Stunt Show at the Kent County Showground in Detling on Sunday.

Witnesses estimated that the stuntman — named as Matt Cranch, 23, from the Isle of Man — had been launched 30-40ft into the air by the cannon. The safety net lay flat on the ground as he fell head-first to his death.