Illusionist Breaks The Ice

After spending 62 hours encased in a six-ton block of ice, David Blaine has escaped his Arctic-like confines.

The Brooklyn-born illusionist and magician emerged wobbly and incoherent Wednesday night after the ice was chipped away. He was quickly wrapped in blankets, placed on a stretcher, and whisked to a waiting ambulance. His condition was not immediately known.

The stunt was the first for Blaine since he was buried alive in a plexiglass sarcophagus in New York for seven days last year.

Blaine, 26, entered the icy tomb Monday wearing only pants, a wool hat, and boots. He later donned a shirt that he had wrapped around his waist. A medical team monitored him for any signs of hypothermia, frostbite or blood clots.

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