Stuntman Lands Badly After Catapulting over Zwarte Cross Festival; Hospitalized
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Thousands of festival-goers held their breath on Friday evening during the second catapult jump at the Zwarte Cross. The spectacular flight over the mega-tent went slightly better than the day before. But this stuntman was also injured, with consequences for the coming days.
It was a "minor stroke of bad luck" that caused stuntman Jim van Nes to land just slightly incorrectly after the catapult stunt at the Zwarte Cross festival. The 26-year-old daredevil is suffering from a head injury and will not perform the stunt again in the coming week. But "you can't completely rule out these kinds of situations," he tells De Telegraaf.
At the Zwarte Cross festival in the Achterhoek last night, a stuntman was taken to the hospital following a stunt involving a catapult. The man made a hard landing and spent the night in the hospital. According to the organizers, he is "completely fine." During the stunt on the first evening of the largest festival in the Netherlands, Jim van Nes was thrown 75 meters over the Megatent. The organizers had stated beforehand that he could reach a s…
The second stuntman, Laurent Arrabito, who attempted the "catapult jump" at the Zwarte Cross festival in the Achterhoek region, was also injured. The organization announced this on Friday evening in a message on social media. On Thursday, fellow stuntman Jim van Nes had to be taken to the hospital when he landed incorrectly after the 75-meter jump.
Less than a day after being injured during a catapult jump at the Zwarte Cross, stuntman Jim van Nes from Heerjansdam is back at the festival grounds in Lichtenvoorde. The freerunner suffered a concussion after a bad landing, but has no regrets about his stunt. "If I had had the chance, I would have done it again in a heartbeat."
Stuntman lands badly after catapulting over Zwarte Cross festival; Hospitalized
A stuntman at the Zwarte Cross festival in the Achterhoek region was taken to the hospital on Thursday after his stunt did not go quite according to plan. The man was catapulted at a speed of 185 kilometers per hour and landed badly on the landing cushion. Stuntman Jim van Nes told Hart van Nederland on Friday morning that he stayed overnight in the hospital, but is doing fine.
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