STUNT artist David Blaine had to be pulled from his aquarium in New York by divers after falling short of his goal of setting a world record for holding his breath underwater.

Magician David Blaine left the hospital today where he had been admitted for observation after being submerged in an eight-foot fish bowl with an oxygen mask for a week followed by a seven-minute breath-holding stunt.

Stunt artist David Blaine was pulled from an aquarium in New York by divers nearly two minutes short of his goal of setting a world record for holding his breath underwater.