Niagara Falls Jumper Expected To Make Full Recovery

The man who survived a 167-foot jump from the Horseshoe Falls into the frigid Niagara River is now in stable condition at a Canadian hospital. The 30-year-old Canadian man, who stayed in the water for 40 minutes because he refused to be helped out (he was eventually pushed ashore by a helicopter's wind into a firefighter), and a head injury. Ontario Parks Police Chief Douglas Kane told the Buffalo News, “There are very few rescues at the falls. Most of them are recoveries. That’s what is so amazing about this. And what’s really even more amazing is that he is expected to make a full recovery.” Kane also said the man would not be charged, because it was a suicide attempt and does not violate Ontario law—unlike the 2003 jump made by U.S. citizen Kirk Jones. Jones, who survived, had claimed he was suicidal but it turned out he told people he was jumping as a stunt.