In pictures: Magic on the rocks

Magician David Blaine spent 58 hours entombed in a block of ice. His ordeal was being filmed for a TV special.

David Blaine is all smiles as he prepares to live inside the ice for more than two days

The magician is reminiscent of a prehistoric man trapped inside a glacier for millions of years

One day into the ordeal and the magician strikes a pose

Actor Michael J Fox expresses his opinion on the icy ordeal, while Blaine smiles through the ice

The magician looks chilled and tired as he emerges

A weak and exhausted David Blaine is led away to a waiting ambulance