A Denver man was injured Friday when he lost control of his jetpack. Nick Macomber was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries when he fell from about 20 feet to an asphalt parking lot. Macomber is vice president of Jetpack International, which has developed a hydrogen peroxide-fueled device that will keep a man airborne for about 30 seconds. “He was testing the jetpack,” CEO of the company Troy Widgery told local media. “He’d made some recent changes. He had some control issues.”
Jetpack International flies the device at exhibitions and it’s sometimes used in commercial promotions. Samsung recently used it to introduce its new phone in Ireland. A police photo showed the taped-off parking lot with the jetpack lying in a pool of water and the remnants of foam after the fire department response.
