Mr Britton, whose previous fundraising events have included escaping a burning steel cage and wriggling out of a strait jacket suspended from a burning rope, said: 'I'll take three or four weeks to recuperate and see what we do next.' However, he won't be attempting the Buried Alive escape bid again. Saturday's event was also in the balance following rain earlier in the week, but after consulting experts he was given the all-clear. Mr Britton, who heads not-for-profit company Escape for Life, had been due to undertake the escape bid outside the Traveller's Rest in Meltham in March, but called off the event due to unexpected snowfall. The dramatic scenes unfolded at the Escape for Life event on Saturday, which also featured magicians, bands and circus acts and held to raise funds for charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, which is changing its name to Bloodwise this month. 'I couldn't be more proud than to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those guys on this challenge,' added Antony. He admitted beforehand it would be his most terrifying stunt ever and revealed he had to prepare himself by concentrating on breathing techniques to overcome his fear. Both failed and had to be dug out by their crews. Legendary escapologist Harry Houdini attempted the feat in 1915 while British master of the craft Alan Alan tried it in 1949. Mr Britton is only the third person in 100-years to attempt the Buried Alive escape. It is not performed in a coffin because it would be impossible for the lid to be lifted. Experts say the stunt is so difficult because the weight of the soil makes it almost impossible to move and creates a lack of oxygen. He was unable to move and after several minutes his assistants dug him out unconscious and revived him. A rope was his only way of communicating with the surface. The second attempt at the stunt was in 1949 by Alan Alan, 22, from Manchester, who was buried with a strip of cardboard over his body. Houdini (left) was the first to attempt the Buried Alive stunt (poster right), near Santa Ana, California in 1915
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