World's largest Human Slingshot opens in Dumfries and Galloway

The world's biggest Human Slingshot has opened in Dumfries and Galloway today.

Laggan Outdoor Activity Centre has launched the latest in adrenaline-fuelled activities with the UK's first bungee catapult.

It throws people at speeds of up to 70mph for around 80m, and is expected to attract thousands of visitors.

Video courtest of Airborne/Laggan Outdoor Activities.

Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold MBE was in Gatehouse of Fleet to mark its opening.

The athlete won gold in the Women's Skeleton during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Russia.

She fired a 6 ft haggis in the new contraption as part of its launch.