A magician has been found dead in India's River Ganges after a chains escape stunt went horribly wrong. A crane lowered 'Wizard Mandrake', born Chanchal Lahiri, into the river at Kolkata, while the ...

Indian police said Tuesday they were investigating whether a stunt artist deliberately drowned himself while performing a Houdini-inspired escape act in a Kolkata river. Chanchal Lahiri died on Sunday ...

Sitting on a boat on a river in West Bengal, India, magician Chanchal Lahiri had others bind him in ropes and chains and prepare to barricade him in a cage down in the water. He turned to fans. "If I ...

The body of an Indian magician who was attempting to recreate a famous trick by the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini died Sunday after he was lowered into a river in West Bengal state, according to ...

Sitting on a boat on a river in West Bengal, India, magician Chanchal Lahiri had others bind him in ropes and chains and prepare to barricade him in a cage down in the water. He turned to a crowd. "If ...

An Indian magician has drowned while attempting to recreate a stunt made famous by escape artist Harry Houdini. The body of Chanchal Lahiri, known as “Wizard Mandrake”, was found about 1km (0.6 miles) ...

An Indian stuntman who went missing in the Hooghly River on Sunday after attempting a Houdini-style daredevil stunt is feared drowned, according to authorities. Chanchal Lahiri was tied up with steel ...

An Indian magician has died after being lowered into a river while blindfolded and shackled in an attempt to re-create a famous Harry Houdini stunt. Police confirmed that Chanchal Lahiri, 41 – also ...

When journalist Joe Posnanski decided to write a book about the great magician and escape artist Harry Houdini he created a Google Alert to ping him when Houdini was mentioned somewhere. That was ...

APPLETON - The iconic "Metamorphosis" sculpture that once adorned Houdini Plaza could return to public view as soon as next summer. The Appleton Public Arts Committee on Wednesday endorsed a plan to ...