Tuesday, April 14, 2009

U.S. man survives Niagara Falls plunge

TORONTO, March 11 (Reuters) - An American man survived a fall over Niagara's Horseshoe Falls and became just the second person to live through an unaided and intentional plunge over the massive cataract, Canadian police said on Wednesday.

Around mid-afternoon, police said they received a call from a tourist who saw a man climb over a retaining wall and jump into the Niagara River before being swept over the roaring 51-metre (170-foot) waterfall.
[read more @ Reuters]

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