Olympic flame takes a dive in Lake Baikal
Russia on Saturday took the Olympic flame into its scenic Lake Baikal, the world's deepest body of fresh water, in the latest dramatic torch relay ahead of the Sochi Winter Games.
State television showed a torchbearer on a boat belonging to Russia's emergency ministry light a special water-resistant torch held by a man in the water in full diving gear.
The flame, turning into a bright pink flare, was shown disappearing into the dark depths of Baikal, a long lake straddling two Siberian regions that contains 20 percent of the world's fresh water. (AFP)
