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Man reportedly survives going over Niagara Falls
Updated: Wed Mar. 11 2009 5:10:50 PM
ctvtoronto.ca
A man has survived after going over Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont., one of only a handful of people ever to survive such an experience, says the chief of the Niagara Parks Police.
Chief Douglas Kane told ctvtoronto.ca on Wednesday that he thinks this is only the third time this has happened, with the last incident coming almost six years ago.
Fatalities are much more common, he said.
The drama began at 2:11 p.m. when a witness saw a man, believed to be in his mid-30s, crawl over a wall and enter the rapids of the Niagara River. He went over the world-famous Horseshoe Falls and ended up in the river below.
Rescue teams involving several Niagara emergency agencies went to attempt to extract the man, "but he swam away further into the river," Kane said.
The man grabbed onto a log.
A private helicopter used the air washing down from its main rotor to push the man closer to shore. A Niagara Falls firefighter, tethered to shore wearing a dry suit, went into the river and extracted the man, Kane said.
The individual was apparently feeling the effects of hypothermia after being immersed in the river's cold waters for almost 45 minutes. He was semi-conscious when rescuers pulled him from the river, he said.
Paramedics took the man to Greater Niagara Hospital for treatment, he said.
Kane said officers will attempt to identify and interview the man once he's been treated and recovers from his experience.
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090311/nf_jumper_090311/20090311?hub=Toronto
I think this lucky SOB should go get himself a lottery ticket !! :
Updated: Wed Mar. 11 2009 5:10:50 PM
ctvtoronto.ca
A man has survived after going over Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont., one of only a handful of people ever to survive such an experience, says the chief of the Niagara Parks Police.
Chief Douglas Kane told ctvtoronto.ca on Wednesday that he thinks this is only the third time this has happened, with the last incident coming almost six years ago.
Fatalities are much more common, he said.
The drama began at 2:11 p.m. when a witness saw a man, believed to be in his mid-30s, crawl over a wall and enter the rapids of the Niagara River. He went over the world-famous Horseshoe Falls and ended up in the river below.
Rescue teams involving several Niagara emergency agencies went to attempt to extract the man, "but he swam away further into the river," Kane said.
The man grabbed onto a log.
A private helicopter used the air washing down from its main rotor to push the man closer to shore. A Niagara Falls firefighter, tethered to shore wearing a dry suit, went into the river and extracted the man, Kane said.
The individual was apparently feeling the effects of hypothermia after being immersed in the river's cold waters for almost 45 minutes. He was semi-conscious when rescuers pulled him from the river, he said.
Paramedics took the man to Greater Niagara Hospital for treatment, he said.
Kane said officers will attempt to identify and interview the man once he's been treated and recovers from his experience.
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090311/nf_jumper_090311/20090311?hub=Toronto
I think this lucky SOB should go get himself a lottery ticket !! :
