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Kirk Raymond Jones (1962 or 1963 – c. April 19, 2017) was an American who became the first person to survive going over Horseshoe Falls, the largest waterfall of Niagara Falls, without safety equipment, in 2003. He then went over Niagara Falls again in 2017 with a plastic ball and died.
On the day of the incident, 16-17 family members from Sayyad Nagar in Pune’s Hadapsar area were having a picnic near the waterfall. The group trekked about 2 km up the hilly area adjacent to the Bhushi Dam. [3] Due to intense rainfall, the water level rose suddenly, catching the picnickers off guard.
By 1900, approximately 1,000 people were believed to have gone over the falls in acts of suicide. [12] In 2011, it was reported that 5,000 bodies had been recovered from the foot of the falls since 1850. [13] The majority of deaths are suicides, and most take place from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.
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A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after being swept over a waterfall on the east side of Glacier National Park, park officials said. The woman fell into the water above St. Mary Falls at ...
In fiscal year 2023, which ended in July, there were nearly 100 deaths reported. This was the first death reported at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area since 2022. That person also ...
A 33-year-old died when they were on a waterfall and attempted to take a selfie when they slipped and fell. [224] 8 January 2020 Colombia: 1 0 Fall A 29-year-old woman died after falling 10m down in a waterfall in Sucre, Cauca. According to an eyewitness, she was attempting to take a selfie, ignoring written warnings. [225] 12 January 2020 ...
A 21-year-old Romanian tourist fell to his death near a waterfall at Yosemite National Park after he slipped off a rock, KCRA reports. Authorities told the station that Lucian Miu attempted to ...