Stupid or Brave... This Guy Is Fucked Up

[Senior]

Man lives after plunge over Falls: Witnesses



the edge of the falls.. where the man "stepped"

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls wearing only the clothes on his back, witnesses say.

Bystanders at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls said a man climbed over a wrought-iron barricade early yesterday afternoon, slid down the embankment to the rocks below, stepped into the water and went over the falls. He apparently swam to shore, witnesses said.

The man, whose name was not released, walked out of the gorge with the help of emergency personnel and did not appear to have serious injuries.

If the accounts are true, the man would be the first person known to have survived after going over the falls without safety devices.

In July, 1960, 6-year-old Roger Woodward was accidentally swept over the Horseshoe Falls wearing only a life jacket and lived to tell the tale.

Lynda Satelmajer was sure she was witnessing a suicide yesterday when she saw the man prepare to go into the water.

"We thought that he looked odd because he made eye contact with us and he seemed a bit edgy, kind of jumping around," she said.

"He walked over to where we were standing and he jumped and slid down on his backside and went over the brink," she said.

"It was really freaky, actually. He was smiling."

Witnesses said staff on a tour boat attempted to throw the man a life preserver, but the strong current swept it away.

Emergency crews located the man and took him to Greater Niagara General Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

CANADIAN PRESS

[Starberry]

I would have to go with 'lucky'.

*Jen*

[Carmen]

^Ditto.

[Chet]

or not very lucky
if it was supposed to be a sucide

[*Geminiz*]

I think he's CRAZY!! :284:

Must have been an interesting ride

[PokemonMasta]

id go over the falls in a barrel i got a picture of that in the meusem when i went there

[Akeel]

brave - i'd do it :)

[middle mike]

stupit, crazy but dude must have big balls.

Was he trying to stay alive or was he trying to commit suicide.

Mike

[cheeseburger]

thats ceazt

[Jrock]

Props to crazy man!!

-jay :209:

[sweet~kandy]

Whoa~ crazy man

[e_BoY]

wow fucking balls.

[miss.myra]

apparently he was attempting suicide...

his father laid him off from his company due to 'economic reasons' that day

...but this whole experience made him want to live, the lucky SOB.

http://www.canada.com/news/national/...6-612B47830FC2

[Dean]

looks like fun... maybe i'll give it a try

[mojo]

both i think

[Senior]

Originally posted by miss.myra:
apparently he was attempting suicide...

his father laid him off from his company due to 'economic reasons' that day

...but this whole experience made him want to live, the lucky SOB.

http://www.canada.com/news/national/...6-612B47830FC2

He was apperantly suicidal but that wasn't his intention as far as I can tell. It was a planned stunt as he brought his friend to film it with a video camera. Should make a nice GIF once that gets on the net... lol

[kandy kid]

^ Did u read the article that's linked? It was suicide dude.

Brave I think not.

[Veni*C]

that would be sooo fucking scary!
if i was planning to kill myself and then lived i think that would scare me even more...like in that movie johnny Q or something..with denzel washington and he is about to kill himself so his son can have his heart and he pulls the trigger and the saftey lock was on.......woah...i think that would be even worse.

[Bevvy Swift]

What a guy.

[Senior]

Originally posted by kandy kid:
^ Did u read the article that's linked? It was suicide dude.

Brave I think not.

Oh really?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003...ain579536.shtml

Looks like you're the smart!

[Smokey]

if he was commiting suicide why would he bring his friend along to video tape his death?!?!?!

[prozac]

Originally posted by miss.myra
apparently he was attempting suicide...

his father laid him off from his company due to 'economic reasons' that day

...but this whole experience made him want to live, the lucky SOB.

http://www.canada.com/news/national/...6-612B47830FC2

I thought I heard somewhere he did it intending to live...someone said he'd been talking about it for years, being the first person to survive going over...i think i heard it on the radio...wish i had proof, but there ya go.

[crackdragon]

Thats one lucky mofo!

[Senior]

Originally posted by prozac:


I thought I heard somewhere he did it intending to live...someone said he'd been talking about it for years, being the first person to survive going over...i think i heard it on the radio...wish i had proof, but there ya go.

Proof is a very strong word but I would call this evidence, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in579536.shtml

[Senior]

"Family and friends said Jones had been considering the stunt for years — but more so in recent weeks. He recently visited the Falls with his parents."