Which Magician Died In A Water Tank?

Houdini died on October 31, 1926, after failing to escape from a water tank during a performance.

Houdini would hold his breath underwater for several minutes while hanging upside down from a set of locked, heavy wooden stocks around his ankles.

Also, Gilbert Genesta an American escape artist and magician, died on November 9, 1930, while performing a water barrel escape.

On November 9, 1930, Genesta was performing a trick in a vaudeville theater in Frankfort, Kentucky.

He would attempt to escape from a water-filled milk can, a trick made famous by Harry Houdini.

Prior to the performance his milk can had been dropped, damaging the secret escape hatch and rendering it inoperable. Genesta’s assistants were unaware of this, and he drowned before he could be freed.

Genesta first became interested in magic sometime about 1890 when he witnessed a school house show in Foxburg, Pennsylvania. He went on to perform professionally as Genesta, the wizard of wonders.