‘Mr Freeze’ survives 24-hour ice cage stunt

An Austrian illusionist has survived being trapped in a block of ice for 24 hours.Klaus “Mr Freeze” Fox wore just a jumper, trousers and shoes when he was caged in a two metre long and 70 centimetres wide space in the middle of a solid ice block in Spittal, Carinthia, on Sunday.The magician, whose previous record was eight hours, had a mobile phone with him inside the block of ice to alert his girlfriend Sabrina Pichler in case of an emergency.Hundreds turned up to watch Fox break his record.