On European circuses' endangered species list: human cannonballs

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 caught up with Kevin the Human Cannonball in northeast Spain, and brought us his story.

This story originally aired on Sept. 20, 2024.