Red Hill Jr.‘s Niagara Falls Plunge

Once a common trope, the voluntary plunge over Niagara Falls seems to be extinct. This list at Wikipedia records the last such try as occurring in 2017. Would authorities even allow such an attempt these days?

Wikipedia entry for Hill Senior and Junior.

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 29, 2023
Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers | Death | Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water | North America | Twentieth Century

Comments

Well... there's also a gap of eight years between 1995 and 2003. And apparently there weren't any between 1961 and 1981. I wouldn't call the hobby extinct quite yet.

Posted by Richard Bos on 09/02/23 at 10:58 AM

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