Flying Frenchman fails in Channel crossing bid

A daredevil French inventor Thursday crashed into the sea on an attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", wrecking for now his dream of becoming a new aviation pioneer. Franky Zapata, 40, a former jet-skiing champion, had to be fished out of the Channel by rescuers...

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