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Daredevils race along frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake

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Daredevils took to the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake in a bid to break speed records in a mile-long race. Ice-adapted vehicles – including helicopters, lorries and motorbikes – soared along Lake Baikal in Russia for the second annual Baikal Mile. The competition in the village of Maksimikha can reach temperatures of -40C and … Read more

Pilot ignores safety warnings and ice cracks to land plane on frozen surface of deepest lake 

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Moment pilot ignores safety warnings and huge ice cracks to land plane on the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake Vadim Makhorov and Andrey Melnikov travelled across the Lake Baikal in Russia Footage shows their Cessna 172 aircraft narrowly skimming the frozen surface Comes after Russia’s emergency ministry warned drivers to take extreme care By Will … Read more