Niagara Falls is larger than life…and it tends to draw a response within some who have something to prove…to conquer it. A number of people have attempted to go over the Falls and survive. Some have succeeded… and some have not:
- Annie Edson Taylor, 1901
- Bobby Leach, 1911
- Charles Stevens, 1920
- Jean Lussier, 1928
- George Stathakis, 1930
- William “Red” Hill, Jr., 1951
- Nathan Boya, 1961
- Karel Soucek, 1984
- David Munday, 1985 and 1993
- Steve Trotter and Lori Martin, 1985 and 1995
- Peter Debernardi & Jeffrey (Clyde) Petkovich, 1988
- Jesse W. Sharp, 1990
- Robert Overacker, 1995
- Kirk Jones, 2003
More on this subject:
- How Stuff Works: How Going Over Niagara Works
- Daredevils of Niagara Falls
- The Straight Dope: Has anyone really gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel?
- Niagara Falls Daredevil Gallery
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