Human cannonballs losing popularity across Europe
by editors@theworld.org (Gerry Hadden) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QWX3)
There are just three left in Europe, not counting Kevin. Kevin "Dola" de la Torre is Spain's last human cannonball. The reason for the daredevils' declining numbers: mainly the danger involved in being sling-shotted out of a cannon several times a day. There's also waning interest among the younger generations within human cannonball families. The World's Gerry Hadden catches up with Kevin the Human Cannonball in northeast Spain, and brings us his story.