NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. (WKBW)— A man is lucky to be alive after being swept over Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
According to Niagara Parks Police, the incident happened around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Crews were called to the area after getting reports of a suicidal man at the brink of the falls.
When officers arrived, they say the man jumped into the river and was then swept over the water fall.
Man in crisis survives after being swept over Niagara Falls https://t.co/ZmD74qLx1c pic.twitter.com/ls4lrkAjYC
— CBC Canadian News (@CBCCanada) July 9, 2019
Amazingly, we’re told that man was found a short time later sitting on the rocks below the falls at the water’s edge. Officers say he wasn’t seriously injured.
Man survives fall from Niagara Falls https://t.co/gCemfH7ZpW pic.twitter.com/BVo9V4YLjl
— WKBN 27 First News (@WKBN) July 9, 2019
The man’s name is not being released.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is out there. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline can be reached 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255.
