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We needed to get him down and close to us. >> jasen's sister yells in desperation. >> i remember people yelling, go faster, bring him down. but he couldn't. he was literally going as fast as he could. >> the crane operator lowers jasen into the river as firefighters battle the flames. >> i saw him lifeless, hanging back. i was really, really scared. i didn't know what the situation was at that point. i knew it wasn't good. >> but then slowly, joe chasney sees signs of life in his friend. it turns out the burning platform hung just centimeters

A daring stunt goes awry when a magician dangling 50 feet in the air catches fire. >> bring him down! bring him down! >> oh, my god! >> i was really scared that he was getting burned badly. or even die. >> where are we supposed to go? >> the blue tarp. >> the blue tarp. >> august 28, 1998, mt. clemmons, michigan, a suburb of detroit. every year, the bat city festival draws thousands of people to the banks of the clinton river. >> jasen's the man! >> the closing act is the popular area entertainer and magician, jasen magic.

Based on just moral objections. back to "caught on camera." a daring stunt goes awry when a magician dangling 50 feet in the air catches fire. >> oh, my god! >> i was really scared that he was getting burned badly. or even die. >> where are we supposed to go? >> the blue tarp. >> mt. clemmons, michigan. august 28, 1998. a suburb of detroit. every year the bat city festival draws thousands of people to the banks of the clinton river. >> jasen's the man! >> a closing act is the popular

[ screaming ] >> i didn't hesitate a nanosecond and i told that crane operator bring him down. we needed to get him down and close to us. >> jasen's sister yells in desperation. >> i remember people yelling go faster, bring him down. but he couldn't. he was literally going as fast as he could. >> the crane operator lowers jasen into the river as firefighters battle the flames. >> i saw him lifeless hanging back. i was really, really scared. i didn't know what the situation was at that point. i knew it wasn't good. >> but then slowly joe chasny sees signs of life in his friend. it turns out the...

Causing only minor burns. >> the only bruise i got was to the ego of a perfectionist who wanted to finish a stunt the way he wrote it on paper. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big round of applause to jasen! >> i was so emotional. >> do you want to say anything to the fans? >> yeah. >> and now ladies and gentlemen, jasen magic. >> i put the microphone on. took a big swallow. thanked everybody for being there. apologized to everybody. >> whatever you do, don't hang upside down with a burning rope. you'd be an idiot to. thanks again. >> jasen may have failed to complete the stunt the way h...