http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/21/man-goes-over-niagara-falls-survives_n_1534049.html?ref=canada
The third person successfully has survived the 50 meter drop of Niagara Falls without a safety device of any kind. The man in his mid 40s was amazingly able to swim to shore and walk away. Although he made it alive he suffered several injuries and was air transported to Hamilton General Hospital. In the past the attempt of going over the falls has been a stunt but this time officials have reported that this was a suicide attempt.
How people continue to survive this is mind blowing. How you could get lucky enough to avoid all the jagged rocks and currents that are waiting for you at the landing is amazing but has been done. The sad part about this story is that this man wasn't some circus freak that is doing this as a publicity stunt but as a suicide attempt. Hopefully him surviving was the best thing that could happen and he is now able to get the help he needs.
I think stuff like this is just crazy. Especially since this guy tried to kill himself and he survived.
ReplyDeleteI am really glad he survived this fall. I agree with you Alex! It's amazing to watch and hear about people surviving the fall. I really hope they put tougher security so people don't attempt suicides, or stunts. I think there should be some kind of punishment for the people who try to cross over the fall or try to cross over the fences.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, this is quite mind blowing to know that a man survived from falling off Niagara Falls without any safety device on. I had always thought that there were sharp rocks at the bottom of the Falls that would kill a man instantly, however; this man survived. I think that the security or police should add more protector barriers to stop any attempt of jumping in the falls to prevent any events like this to ever occur.
ReplyDeleteThis was probably really bad news at first for the man who jumped the falls because he wanted to kill himself but he failed at that and instead got severely injured. Hopefully now he will find a better purpose in life and be thankful for that near death. I think that that changed his life on a whole. He will live every second of every day living his life to the fullest but you never know; he might be dreading every second of every day and maybe that was the reason he wanted to kill himself. This suicide attempt might have made things much worse.
ReplyDeleteI find it hard to believe that someone could survive a fall of that degree. The height, rocks, and currents in the water are all factors that make survival almost impossible. I think that once people who attempt suicide and realize that they survive, they will start to believe that they are meant to live.
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