Authorities Drain Niagara Falls Revealing A 200-Year-Old Secret

Do A Barrel Roll

In 1829, a man who called himself “the Yankee Leapster” jumped from a tall tower into the gorge below the falls. Luckily, he survived. It was Sam Patch who started the long tradition of daredevils trying to make it over the falls without dying.

Since then, thrill-seekers have taken the daring plunge from the falls’ peak, having built inventive barrels and casks to topple over the falls. Sadly, only a few have survived the audacious feat.