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DAREDEVILS OF NIAGARA FALLS
October 24th 1901
Annie Taylor was the first person to conquer the falls in a barrel. After climbing inside her airtight wooden barrel, the air pressure was compressed to 30 p.s.i. with a bicycle pump.
Though bruised and battered Annie made it, she expected fame and fortune.
Annie died in poverty
July 25th 1911The infamous Bobby Leach plunged over the Falls in a steel barrel. Bobby broke both kneecaps and his jaw during his daring event. Years later while touring in New Zealand, Bobby slipped on an orange peel and died from complications due to gangrene !
July 11th 1920Englishman Charles G. Stephens equipped his wooden barrel with an anvil for ballast. Charles tied himself to the anvil for security. After the plunge, Chucks right arm was the only item left in the barrel.
July 4th 1928
"Smiling Jean" Lussier survived the trip over the brink in a large rubber ball
July 5th 1930 A Greek waiter named George L. Statakis suffocated to death after his barrel was trapped behind the falls for more than 14 hours.
June 30th 1961Nathan Boya drops off the brink in a ball-like contraption.
July 3rd 1984The first Canadian to conquer the Falls was Karel Soucek. Karel survived the plunge, but later that year Karel was killed while recreating the drop from a platform inside the Houston Astrodome. (Karel's barrel hit the edge of the water tank)
August 18th 1985
A Rhode Island bartender named Steven Trotter made the trip in a barrel wrapped in inner tubes.Steven was fined a total of $5,503.00
October 5th 1985A Canadian mechanic John "Super Dave" Munday made a successful trip in his barrel. Dave could not get enough! He made a second successful trip on September 26th 1993.
September 28th 1989
Niagara Falls Ontario residentsPeter DeBernardi and JefferyJames Petkovich accomplishedthe first duo descent of the Falls.
October 1st 1995Robert Overcracker rides a jetski over the brink of the Horseshoe Falls to help promote awareness for the homeless. His parachute did not open and Robert ended up promoting better parachutes. He plunged to his death and his body was never recovered. An Egyptian tourist captured this amazing image.
June 18th 1995Steve Trotter returns to the Falls again to make his second attempt. This time with a partner, Lori Martin a caterer from Georgia. They were the first male and female to make the big drop together !
October 22nd 2003Kirk Jones from Canton Michigan becomes first stunter in the history of Niagara Falls to survive the plunge wearing only the clothes on his back. Kirk's idea had been in the works for a number of years. While here on a visit with a friend, Kirk made the decision. They purchased a used video camera to record this historical event and went to the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the river. Kirk entered the water about one hundred yards upstream and began swimming out into the swift current. Eight seconds later Kirk made the 175 foot (53.3m) drop and swam to shore while passing up a free ride with the "maid of the mist" tour boat. Kirk was treated for minor bumps and bruises at local a hospital and released only after promising to return for court. For his stunt Kirk was fined a total of $2,300.00 dollars and banned from entering Canada for life. Unfortunately Kirk and his friend had been imbibing in alcohol before the stunt and Kirks friend couldn't figure out how to work the camcorder and the entire stunt went unrecorded!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou must have meant, "Who survived GOING OVER Niagara falls?" There have been a very few who survived their stunt.
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∙ 13y agoYes! October 24, 1901. Retired schoolteacher Annie Taylor (Age 63) became the first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She survived.
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How many people have gone down niagara falls and lived?
Type your answer here... 23
How many people live in Niagara falls Ontario?
As I cannot type all of this out and it would be marked as plagerisum, I will send you the link to a helpful site: ttp://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2460/has-anyone-really-gone-over-niagara-falls-in-a-barrel
How many people have gone over Niagara Falls without dying?
Approximately 5,000 people have gone over Niagara Falls, and about 17 of them have survived. These individuals typically navigated the falls either intentionally or accidentally and employed various methods to enhance their chances of survival.
Does Niagara Falls have animals?
When the American falls were de-watered in 1969, the construction men found the carcass of a deer, but obviously it wandered too far into the current. When Niagara falls was first discovered, explorers reported seeing eels squirming amongst the rocks at the base of the falls. Mostly, I think any animals found to have gone over the falls simply got in there by getting too close, although a seal from Marineland (about a mile away from Niagara falls in Canada) escaped and went over the falls 3 times and survived each time.A:Yes, raccoons, squirrels, deer (in outlying areas).
Has anyone ever survived falling off of niagara falls?
A few daredevils have gone over Niagara Falls within a container (usually referred to as a "barrel"). Some of them survived, but several died in the attempt. Only one person has ever gone over the falls without protection and survived. It was a young boy who was wearing a life preserver. He had been fishing in a boat well above the falls and the motor conked out. The theory as to his surviving the plunge was the fact that he was not very heavy and therefore the life preserver brought him back to the surface quickly.
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