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London Mayor Boris Johnson was left hanging on a zip for several minutes during a break down at an Olympic live screen event. Johnson was trying out a 45m (150ft) high zip wire at Victoria Park, where the Games are being shown on big screens, but the wire then lost momentum, leaving him suspended 'like an odd Christmas decoration' above a crowd of people. "This is great fun, but it needs to go faster," BBC quoted an amused onlooker, as saying. "However, he seemed to lose momentum and was left hanging there like an odd Christmas decoration for about five to 10 minutes," the onlooker added. "He spoke to the crowd, which had gathered beneath him, saying 'this is what it's all about; this is great, this is fantastic, this is Team GB'. I was thinking 'Yeah it's good, but you're still just hanging there'," the onlooker said. Prime Minister David Cameron praised Johnson's dare-devilry, and said London was 'lucky to have' him as their mayor. Cameron said: "If any other politician got stuck on a zip wire, it would be disastrous. With Boris, it's a triumph... London is lucky to have him." Meanwhile, a spokesman for Johnson said: "The mayor has survived his first zip wire experience relatively unscathed." "Clearly the judges are likely to have marked the mayor down for artistic impression, and unlike team GB, the mayor may not be winning too many Gold medals today. He does however remain unbowed," the spokesman added.

London Mayor left dangling on zip wire like a Xmas decoration in Olympic event