Man teetering on the edge of Niagara falls
This video is a little bit longer than most of the clips I post, but it is worth watching all the way to the end. A man gets stuck wedged against a rock by the current of the river right at the top of Niagara falls. The video doesn’t go into details of how the man got there, but I really wish it had.
I remember visiting Niagara falls with my family when I was little. And I can tell you that water moves FAST. There is no way I would ever think of getting into it. I’m sure I would get pulled right over the edge very quickly. So unless the guy was trying to commit suicide, I can’t see how he got in the water in the first place.
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Why the hell did the helicopter come in so close as to jeopardise the situation even further? It should have circled up higher and dropped someone(attached) down with a life-ring. How stupid can people get – of COURSE the helicopter’s wind would throw him down. Most amazing clip I’ve ever seen though!
A little more info about this situation. He wandered out onto the ledge from the Canadian side. This man was from NY though. He was incoherent after running his casino tab up to $650,000, then he finally realized where he was. I remember watching this on the local tv news at the time, hmm maybe about 8 years ago now. What a rescue that was. They mentioned on the news at the time it was better that it was winter when the flow of the water isn’t as strong due to the ice. The fence on the Canadian side isn’t as high as one would think. Anyone could climb over it fairly easily.
Hey, I’d like to download this video and use it in a church talk. How do I download it? Thanks.
Do a search for youtube video downloader. You should be able to find an application that will let you download it from YouTube.