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03-11-2009, 09:10 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls
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| dummy survives Lots do it but few survive and thats one hell of a job flying the helicopter a few hundred metres further and he would have been caught in a 30km current with class 5 to 6 rapids NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls today and was in hospital with hypothermia and a head injury after a dramatic river rescue. A tourist called police at about 2:15 p.m. to say he saw a man climb over the retaining wall above the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, said Sgt. Chris Gallagher of Niagara Parks police. "The male was observed going down to the water's edge and jumping in of his own accord into the river above the falls," Gallagher said. The man was swept over the falls and plunged almost 60 metres into the Niagara River below. Police spotted him floating about 300 metres from the base of the falls in front of a power plant, Gallagher said. Officers yelled at him to swim to shore, but he wouldn't comply. A helicopter from a private firm was sent to retrieve the man but was unsuccessful. However, the chopper hovered above the man, using the force from its rotor blades to create a current that pushed him toward shore, Gallagher said. Police would not identify the man, but said he appeared to be between 35 and 40 years old. Once the man was close to shore, the fire department's river rescue unit pulled him out. "He was suffering from severe hypothermia at the time and there was a large head wound to the top of his forehead," Gallagher said. Police did not have any further information on the man's condition but said he was taken to hospital. Although the man was rescued naked from the river, witness reports indicate he was fully clothed when he climbed over the wall, Gallagher said, adding it's not unusual for clothing to be ripped off by strong currents. a small vid from local paper Niagara Falls Review - Ontario, CA Niagara Falls Review - Ontario, CA Last edited by pbfoot; 03-11-2009 at 09:23 PM. |
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03-11-2009, 09:33 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA.
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03-11-2009, 10:02 PM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Why anyone would do that is beyond me.
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03-11-2009, 10:14 PM
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| Older Than Dirt   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| I think the idiot has a death wish. However, his name will be added to the very few that have survived the trip. It ain't worth it !! Charles
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03-11-2009, 10:18 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| I'd rather be known for my photographs. 
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03-12-2009, 12:39 AM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
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| Some people are just dumb. Others are just lucky. For him, it is was both and not his time. I hope he gets the mental health care he needs so he can tell others how DUMB LUCKY he was today. Bill G. |
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03-12-2009, 12:55 AM
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| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Yep, that is a worst nightmare. Comitting to kill yourself and surviving.
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03-12-2009, 09:45 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| ...just shaking my head and thinking ....WTF? maybe he dropped his brain and went after it!?
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03-12-2009, 09:49 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
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03-12-2009, 09:56 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
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03-12-2009, 10:00 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
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03-13-2009, 12:16 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
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| Thanks Bill, I try. 
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03-13-2009, 07:16 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: antwerp
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| they havent locked them all up (yet)
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03-13-2009, 11:07 AM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Surely this is a suicide attempt gone wrong. You must really suck at everything (life doesn't really fit here) when you fail to kill yourself...
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03-13-2009, 12:24 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| if this was a suicide Fail
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