Daredevil 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies in homemade rocket launch

Daredevil 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies in homemade rocket launch filmed for TV.

The mishap was reported at 1:52 p.m. on private property in the Barstow area, San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said by email. She did not identify Hughes.

Hughes' stunt Saturday was billed as part of a plan to raise money for another project, a planned launch to the border of space on a vehicle described as part rocket, part balloon, Discovery said.

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