What should have been a dramatic escape act turned into a tragic disappearing act, when an Indian magician failed to free himself from the chains and padlocks that bound him after being lowered upside down by a crane into a river.
Chanchal Lahiri, also known by his stage name Mandrake, is assumed to have drowned on June 16 after failing to reappear and swim to the launch in West Bengal state during his stunt, as planned, according to local reports.
