March 6, 2008

niagara falls

Robert Overacker

On October 1st 1995, Robert Overacker, a 39-year-old man from California, went over the Canadian Horseshoe Falls on a single jet ski. Entering the Niagara River near the Canadian Niagara Power Plant, he started skiing toward the Falls. At the brink, he attempted to discharge a rocket propelled parachute that was on his back. It failed to discharge. His brother and a friend witnessed the stunt. His body was recovered by a tourists ship.

via Niagara Falls Daredevils

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  1. Jeff Ventura on March 6th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    Darwin wins again.

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