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He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. During an event in Dublin in 1860, the rope on which he was walking broke and two workers were killed, although Blondin was not injured.
By 1900, approximately 1,000 people were believed to have gone over the falls in acts of suicide. [12] In 2011, it was reported that 5,000 bodies had been recovered from the foot of the falls since 1850. [13] The majority of deaths are suicides, and most take place from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.
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85,000 cu ft/s (2,400 m 3 /s) Niagara Falls ( / naɪˈæɡərə /) is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two ...
Jul 25, 2012 · 3 min read. Ryan Dube, 18, died after plunging into the Niagara Gorge following a police chase on Tuesday evening. FACEBOOK PHOTO. By Karissa Donkin , and Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif Staff...
Oct 18, 2011 · HISTORY. The Daredevil of Niagara Falls. Charles Blondin understood the appeal of the morbid to the masses, and reveled when gamblers took bets on whether he would plunge to a watery death....
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Jan 31, 2024 · 1859. (Survived) Charles Blondin, (born Jean Francois Gravelet), a French tightrope walker and acrobat, better known as “The Great Blondin,” was obsessed with crossing the Niagara River on a tightrope after he first came to Niagara in early 1858. On June 30, 1859, Blondin successfully walked across the river on a tight rope and reached Canada.
Jun 15, 2012 · Twenty years after the last crossing, Niagara Falls claims its first—and only—tightrope victim when the body of Stephen Peer, a local Ontario native, is discovered.
