French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard.
The 40-year-old took off on Sunday morning from Sangatte near Calais, and landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover after a 20-minute journey.
Mr Zapata, a former jet-ski champion, had failed in his first attempt to cross the Channel on 25 July after complications with refuelling.
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source: bbc.com