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I guess it depends how you define "survives"
BenB - 12/3/09 at 02:37 PM

Man survives Niagara Falls plunge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7939451.stm

"The man was eventually pulled from the icy waters and taken to hospital with hypothermia and a head injury.

Canadian officials said he was in a critical condition. "

Head injury
Hypothermia
Critical condition.

Not exactly what I'd define as a roaring success then

I think the headline should have been

"Stupid idiot jumps over edge of Niagra falls. May be dead by the time you read this".

Crazy fooooooool!

Paul TigerB6 - 12/3/09 at 02:41 PM

They should have left him to drown!!! Clearly had a serious head injury before he started!!! Crazy idiot!!!

iank - 12/3/09 at 02:50 PM

Swimming away from the rescuers implies a botched suicide attempt to me.

Mr Whippy - 12/3/09 at 02:54 PM

quote:


It is against Canadian law to go over Niagara Falls...



soooooo someone thought we got to stop all these people swimming off these falls, lets pass a law

That’s the thing that goes through your mind as you plunge off the edge of a 180ft water fall,

Oh crap...this is illegal!!

BenB - 12/3/09 at 03:15 PM

Yup, the guy was clearly crazy in the coconuts before the head injury.....

speedyxjs - 12/3/09 at 04:12 PM

He may not have been funny in the head. He may have been seffering from depression or anything like that.

Canada EH! - 12/3/09 at 04:34 PM

Watched it on the tely last night, he jumped in the water on the Canadian side above the falls, went over the falls, came up on the Canadian side and began swimming away from rescuers, obvious head injury, no upper clothing, a sightseeing helicopter, got close to him and used the propwash to push him to shore, were he was rescued.

Not the first idiot to go over the falls without any protection and live.

And yes it is against the Canadian and American law to swim over the falls, most arn't prosecuted due to death.