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Thousands of people have gone over Niagara Falls, either intentionally (as stunts or suicide attempts) or accidentally. The first recorded person to survive going over the falls was school teacher Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 successfully completed the stunt inside an oak barrel. In the following 124 years, thousands of people have been ...
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.
Annie was born on October 24, 1838, in Auburn, New York. [2] She was one of eight children born to Merrick Edson (1804–1850) and Lucretia Waring; [3] her father owned a flour mill and died when she was 12 years old, leaving enough money to provide a comfortable living for the family.
This category includes people who went over the falls, in at least one case, unintentionally. Pages in category "People who went over Niagara Falls" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Steven Trotter (November 13, 1960 – October 14, 2022) was an American daredevil who at age 24 became the youngest person to have gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He was one of a few people to perform the stunt twice. He also performed other illegal stunts. [2] [3] He died unexpectedly in 2022. [1]
The view of the Niagara Falls from New York on Oct. 29, 2019. AP. Tourists gather at Terrapin Point on Goat Island to view the falls on June 15, 2017. AFP via Getty Images.
William "Red" Hill Sr. (November 17, 1888 – May 14, 1942) was a Canadian daredevil and rescuer, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1888.In 1896 he received his first medal for bravery when he rescued his sister from their burning house which was followed by a life-saving medal in 1912, achieving the status as a local hero.
A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Howard was found guilty of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism during a ...