Suicide Attempt? Man Goes Over Niagara Falls

On Wednesday a man jumped into the Niagara River on the Canadian side and went over the Horseshoe Falls. Not only did he survive the 175ft fall, but while resisting rescue efforts for 30 minutes, he managed not to die from hypothermia. Luckily for the idiot, local helicopter pilot and owner of Niagara Helicopters LTD., Mr. Hafen, used his copter to assist in the rescue. He actually used the rotors of the copter and the already wild wind to create an "artifical current" to push the man towards rescuers. Still, the man kept trying to swim away from the resucers. Finally after being in the ice cold water for so long, his muscles must have went rigid because he was able to be rescued. The man was stripped naked from his impact with the bottom of the falls, and he was rushed to the hospital.



A video featuring the story can be found at the link provided below.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090311.wfallsplunge0311/VideoStory/National/home?pid=RTGAM.20090311.wfalls0311

It's horrible to even think of anyone trying to commit suicide, but if you're that trying to end your life, why would you try to do it in front of hundreds of tourists who are going to call the police? Granted only three people have been known to go over the falls and lived, but all that attention is just drama.