![In this photo taken on June 16, 2019 Indian stuntman Chanchal Lahiri, known by his stage name "Jadugar Mandrake", is lowered into the Ganges river, while tied up with steel chains and ropes, in Kolkata. An Indian magician who went missing after being lowered into a river tied up in chains and ropes in a Houdini-inspired stunt is feared drowned, police said June 17.
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Wizard Mandrake never surfaced after being lowered into the Ganges River, while tied up with steel chains and ropes. AFP
Wizard Mandrake never surfaced after being lowered into the Ganges River, while tied up with steel chains and ropes. AFP
Indian magician feared dead as Houdini stunt goes wrong
'Wizard Mandrake' is feared to have drowned after he failed to emerge from the Ganges river in Kolkata
Agence France Presse
17 June, 2019