Man Apparently Tries to Commit Suicide by Plunging Over Niagara Falls… but Lives
- Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:38am by
Liz Klimas
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Niagara Falls (Photo: Wikimedia)
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (The Blaze/AP) — A man has plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt.
The unidentified man was only the third person known to have gone over the falls without a safety device and lived.
Niagara Parks Police say witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing at 10:20 a.m. Monday and “deliberately jump” above Horseshoe Falls and into the Niagara River. He surfaced in the river basin near an observation platform.
Watch this report via the BXhan News YouTube channel:
Rescuers in the report said the slope they had to go down to rescue the man was difficult.
The man, believed to be in his early 40s, was rescued about two hours after he collapsed in waist-deep water near the rocky shore. A waiting helicopter flew him to a hospital. A hospital spokeswoman says he has critical but non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was rescued via helicopter from the base as passengers on the Maid of the Mist tour ship watched. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)
Niagara Parks Police say it appears the jump was a suicide attempt.
According to Niagara Falls Live, the first person to survive the plunge — not in a barrel or with other devices — was Kirk Jones “with only the clothes on his back” in 2003.
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stinkydroolface
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:47pmAll the kings horses and all the kings mens could not put Humpty back together again. :(
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:08pmThose who fail at suicide should be forced to finish the job.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 3:09pmIt was not a suicide……Biden was pushed.
Report Post »MCGIRV
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:53pmLooks like a bad day to commit suicide!
Report Post »trotula
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 11:27amI took care of a patient with a failed suicide attempt. After he healed, he got psychiatric help, and put himself back together. It wasn’t his time. God has a plan. The Canadian falls can be survived because they plunge into deep water. No rocks. The American falls are much more deadly.
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:59amHe even screwed up the suicide. This guy’s congressional material…
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:45pmNear Death… tends to open the desire to Survive. But, contrary to public opinion… I think that it requires a Brave person to attempt Suicide!
Report Post »meeester
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:03amor perhaps Suicide Czar
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:50amSad story….gets a second chance now…and a cool ‘war story’ to tell his buddies at the Bar.
Report Post »80mesh
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:48amthat guy is a mime and was just perfecting his portrayal of whats happening to this country
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:09amI think it was ENCINOM. He was drinking for the pool of liberal lies, and fell in.
Report Post »bjdeverell
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:45amNow he knows he can’t do ANYTHING right. j/k, it’s the luckiest break anyone could ask for. Hope he got all he needed to realize that you don’t need to go with a permanent solution to temporary problems.
Report Post »WHISKY13
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:44amThere are plenty of suicides and suicide attempts (i believe) in this horrible econcomy, mostly unreporterd. I’m familiar with a couple of local suicides in my community. I suppose you have to go over Niagara Falls for someone to notice.
Report Post »AnAmerican111
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:39amIf you don’t succeed the first time…………………………
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:30amNot you’re time, son. Now, it’s up to you to figure out why.
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:30amGod has a plan for him. There is something he has to complete and give Testimony to.
Report Post »Free2speakRN
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 2:28pm“God has a plan for him. There is something he has to complete and give Testimony to.”
I believe you are right, Vickie. Starting with testimony of his dive.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:29amI do believe it is against the law to attempt/commit suicide.
Report Post »With that said, I hope he turns his life around.
semihardrock
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:05amYou can run but you cant hide!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:00amYou got a second chance buddy, make something of it.
Report Post »PDOG
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:56amI think it is so wonderful that this lucky man has a new chance at life. I hope this gives him a new perspective and that he has many more years ahead. God bless those emergency response personnel that made the rescue!
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:51amSucks to be him I guess!
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:46am“If Woody had gone straight to the police none of this would have happened!”
Report Post »justangry
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:43amBetter pump him full of anti-depressants with the side effect of suicide.
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