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| Abercrombie |
I'm going there again this weekend and looking forward to more poker at the tables.
But what got my attention today is another moran (intentional, you in' grammar nazis) who goes down the falls.
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/604520.html
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Man jumps into Niagara River, goes over Horseshoe Falls, survives
By Aaron Besecker
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A man who jumped into the upper rapids on the Canadian side of the Niagara River and then fell over the Horseshoe Falls was rescued this afternoon after spending more than 40 minutes in frigid waters below the falls.
The man, who suffered a head injury and hypothermia, would not help emergency responders with his rescue but was saved when a firefighter using safety equipment swam out about 50 yards into the Niagara River, said officials from the Niagara Falls, Ont., police and fire departments.
The man, said to be in his late 30s, was either unable or unwilling to grab onto a pole extended out to him from two rescuers aboard a helicopter. The helicopter pilot then positioned the aircraft in a way that used the winds to push the man closer to the shoreline.
The man was taken by Niagara EMS to Greater Niagara General Hospital, officials said.
A tourist who saw the man hop a fence and jump into the water reported the incident by calling 911 at about 2:11 p.m., Niagara Falls Fire Chief Lee Smith said.
The river's temperature was just above freezing, and ice floes could be seen in the area, Smith said.
The Horseshoe Falls is 167 feet high and the pool of water beneath it is equally as deep. On average, about 1.5 million gallons of water flow over Niagara Falls every second.
The man, whose identity has not been released, was pushed in circles by the river currents over about an area of 100 yards, but was able to keep himself afloat before he was rescued.
"It's amazing that he survived that long," Smith said. "He was very close to not being able to keep himself afloat anymore."
The man had clothes on when he entered the water, but was naked when he was rescued.
Rescuers believe the force of the falls stripped him of his clothing.
"It's pretty remarkable really that he could survive in the icy waters, especially after going over the falls...," Niagara Parks Police Chief Doug W. Kane said. "To survive that long in the icy waters is almost unheard of."
A U.S. man became only the second person to survive plunging over Niagara Falls without a barrel on Oct. 21, 2003, in an apparent stunt that one longtime Niagara River rescuer called a "one-in-a-million chance."
The first person pulled from the river alive after going over the cataract was Roger Woodward, who survived a fall over the Horseshoe Falls after the boat he was in capsized in the Upper Niagara River in 1960, when he was 7 years old. He was wearing a life vest.
The parks police High Angle River Team, about 20 firefighters, and several ambulance personnel and police officers took part in today's rescue, along with Niagara Helicopters, a private Niagara Falls, Ont. company.
The helicopter was piloted by Ruedi Hafem, a member of the High Angle River Team. |
Would you do it? Do you miss Dragonfly? What do you love/dislaike about our great wonder of the world and its entourage? |
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| zoogla |
ahhhh such memories of the falls...
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| patpicos |
meh after 5 times, NF gets boring...its only 20mins from here and i dont even bother!
I miss DF wednesdays...now that they r done....havent been back,,, |
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| Yohan |
| tard oxygen thieves like this moron should be prevented from polluting the gene pool |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
ahhhh such memories of the falls...
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fcuk man, I so know how you feel... and you know with who. |
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| Jeff Button |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
meh after 5 times, NF gets boring...its only 20mins from here and i dont even bother! |
There are better waterfalls in Dundas.
lol
(i'm not kidding) |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jeff Button
There are better waterfalls in Dundas.
lol
(i'm not kidding) |
and i bet you pissed into it
often
while having sex |
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| love_child |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
ahhhh such memories of the falls...
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nice pic....
so many memories...so much bang bang bang bang :rolleyes: |
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| FunkyCrew |
I like going in the summer to do the whole tourist-y thing, plus Niagara-on-the-Lake is nice too
pretty gloomy and cold in winter, we passed through it last month after my "landing" |
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| Playa24_7 |
It's good to go there with a girl because there's so much stuff to do.
I went there last summer, but we just went for Dragon Fly. Other than that I haven't been there since I was a kid, so I want to check out everything haha. I'm planning to go once it gets warmer out. |
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| Djsketchbag |
| Some people are just stupid. |
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| soupastah |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
Some people are just stupid. |
on one hand there's jumping in the fcuking falls!
on the other hand, theres's being a leaf's fan
whatever |
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