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Random Top 10 List - First People to go Over Niagara Falls and Survive

I’ve been to Niagara Falls once in my life– way back in 1993. I don’t remember a lot about the falls themselves, but I do remember a cool museum that told of all the stories of people who went over the falls and survived. Very interesting. Anyway, here’s a list of the first 10 people to go over and survive, and the methods in which they used.

1.  Annie Edson Taylor, USA, Wooden Barrel, 10/24/1901
2. Bobby Leach, UK, Steel Barrel, 7/25/1911
3. Jean Lussier, Canada, Steel and Rubber Ball, 4/4/1928
4. Nathan Boya, USA, Steel and Rubber Ball, 4/15/1961
5. Karel Soucek, Canada, Wood and Plastic Barrel, 4/3/1984
6. Steven Trotter, Metal Barrel and Inner tubes, 8/18/1985
7. Dave Munday, Canada, Steel Container, 9/28/1989
8. Peter deBernardi, Canada, Steel Container, 9/28/1989
9. Jeffrey Petkovich, Canada, Steel Container, 9/18/1989
10. Dave Munday, Canada, Steel Diving Bell, 9/26/1993

Interesting was the long gap between 1928 and 1961. Equally as interesting would be a list of all the unsuccessful trips over the falls. But that’s a bit morbid so I’ll leave that up for someone else to write about. Here’s a picture of Dave Munday’s steel barrel in which he first went over in 1989.

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