BUDAPEST (Reuters) - David Merlini, the man dubbed Hungary's Houdini, has been encased in a four tonne concrete block and lowered by crane into the Danube river from Budapest's chain bridge. He promptly escaped.
"In less than 15 minutes he was out of the block," said one eyewitness on Tuesday, reporting Merlini was last seen suspended from a helicopter.
Earlier in the day Merlini was placed in a glass container into which concrete was poured and allowed to set.
Hundreds of people watched images from underwater cameras showing his escape but the murky pictures gave little away about how he did it.
Merlini has sought to emulate the American stuntman Harry Houdini, spending 33 hours frozen in a straight jacket on one occasion and welded in a steel coffin at the bottom of the Danube on another.
He has said Tuesday's stunt was aimed at promoting the image of Hungary as a new member of the European Union after it joined in May.
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