Over The Falls!

The wonders of nature. Niagara Falls. 

Back in 2016, I took a random trip to Niagara Falls. I went to New York and Ontario in Canada. I took the seven hour drive and spent three nights in Niagara Falls, New York. I went to the Rainbow Bridge and walked across the border.

I saw the falls from the New York side. More tourist visit the Falls at night because they have a light show and sometimes fireworks.

I went to Toronto, Canada's largest city and provincial capital of Ontario. It was a beautiful city. 

The traffic on the 401 Freeway was terrible but the scenery was beautiful. The city sits on the banks of Lake Ontario and it was the last vacation I had taken.

An American woman intentionally threw her children and herself over Niagara Falls. The U.S. and Canadian authorities have presumed the woman and children are dead.

The New York State Police said the woman named Chianti Means was holding her 9 year old son and 5-month old daughter when she jumped the guardrail and took the plunge over the falls.

The 33-year-old mother climbed over a safety rail and intentionally went over Niagara Falls with her two children according to New York state police, who said Wednesday that search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.

Authorities responded to the park around 9 p.m. Monday and determined the family went over the rail on Luna Island, a small island between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls that, along with the Horseshoe Falls, make up the popular tourist draw.

“The investigation has determined that this incident was intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation,” state police said in a news release.

Means and her kids — 9-year-old Roman Rossman and baby Mecca Means — were residents of Niagara Falls.

Authorities are using unmanned aircraft and underwater units in the investigation.

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