Facebook page set up in memory of human cannonball

Wed, 27 Apr 2011

Matt Cranch

Tributes are being paid to a Manx stuntman who died when a human cannonball stunt went wrong.

A Facebook page has been set up in memory of 24 year old Matt Cranch, who died on Monday.

The safety net collapsed during the stunt, resulting in the daredevil, who's stage name was Matt the Manx Crank, receiving fatal injuries.

His friend Sam Waugh told Granada Reports that he was looking forward to his new job [play clip]