Buried alive artist is no David Blaine
An artist who vowed to stay buried under a Kent beach for two days has failed his attempt ... despite giving himself regular breaks.Mark McGowan said he would stay in the sand buried up to his neck as a protest and hoped his stunt would encourage more people to take British seaside holidays.
Speaking before the art stunt he said: "I'm allowed to take breaks - I'm not David Blaine."
But despite taking the frequent breaks he quit after just 30 hours -18 hours ahead of the time he was due to finish, 12.00 today.
"I just couldn't do it any more - physically and mentally I lost it. I'm now going home to get the sand out of my ears and everywhere else," he said after digging himself out.
"The worst thing was the seagulls, they would come really close, and I had sunglasses on, but they would've pecked your eye out."
The initiative was part of the Margate Rocks art and environment festival.
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Mark McGowan
Margate Rocks
"I just couldn't do it any more - physically and mentally I lost it. I'm now going home to get the sand out of my ears and everywhere else," he said after digging himself out.
"The worst thing was the seagulls, they would come really close, and I had sunglasses on, but they would've pecked your eye out."
The initiative was part of the Margate Rocks art and environment festival.
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Mark McGowan
Margate Rocks
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What a prat