What started out for Escapologist, Sam Powers, as card tricks and magic, is now wowing crowds with dangerous stunts at the Easter Show.

Sam Powers is suspended 40 feet in the air, buckled inside a regulation straight jacket and locked under a flaming bear trap.

He has been performing his stunts four times a day at the The Intersection, and visited Deborah Knight to share a few secrets.

“I do this to make it more exciting for the audience, even though it’s more dangerous for me,” said Sam.

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