Utica Magician attempts world record

Dangling from a tow truck and restrained in a straight jacket, escaping seems tough enough. Leone Etienne did it 63 times in an hour on Friday. "It's definately an endurance test," he said. "I wouldn't reccommend doing it without practice. When the adrenaline comes down, that's when you really start to feel all of the injuries and the soreness."

The stunt was performed as part of the Keeler in the Morning radio show, and in an attempt to set a Guinness world record for upside down, suspended straight jacket escapes.

Traffic was blocked on Genessee Street in South Utica, and a tow truck was called in to do the lifting. Each time Etienne escaped, he was let down, strapped back into the jacket and risen for another attempt.

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