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Jun 16, 2017 · Kirk Jones was barred from Canada and fined after going over Niagara Falls in 2003. A man who became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls without a protective device has died after ...
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Known for. Going over Niagara Falls without safety equipment. Kirk Raymond Jones (1962 or 1963– c. April 19, 2017) was an American who became the first person to survive going over Horseshoe Falls, the largest waterfall of Niagara Falls, without safety equipment, in 2003. He then went over Niagara Falls again in 2017 with a plastic ball and died.
Jun 15, 2017 · NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- In 2003, Kirk R. Jones became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls without protection. Two weeks ago, Jones' body was found downriver from the falls after he ...
Dec 18, 2020 · Kirk Jones died in 2017 while attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a plastic ball with his pet snake. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW-TV) — Since the 1800s, many daredevils have tried to conquer ...
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Kirk Jones. On Monday October 20th 2003, Kirk Raymond Jones became the first human in recorded history to go over the Horseshoe Falls unaided and survive virtually untouched. The most remarkable aspect was that he did so without any safety and/or flotation device. Kirk Jones carried out his plan of jumping into to upper Niagara River ...
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In late 2003 Mr. Jones was fined $4,500.00 for being convicted of mischief and performing an illegal stunt. He attempted a stunt again in 2017 (after 14 years of his first illegal stunt survival) by going over Niagara Falls in a large inflatable ball. The stunt failed and Jones died. Jones's body had been found in the Niagara River near the ...
Jun 16, 2017 · Police tell the Syracuse Post-Standard the body of 53-year-old Kirk R. Jones was found in the Niagara River by the U.S. Coast Guard on June 2. Recommended from Editorial
