Deccan Chronicle

Man dies in repeat Niagara Falls stunt

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New York: The first person to survive a death-defying plunge into Niagara Falls without protection has died after apparently attempting the feat again in an inflatable ball. A body recently discovered in the Niagara River has been identified as Kirk Jones, 53, who had jumped into the falls in 2003 and lived, the Syracuse Post-Standard said. According to local authoritie­s Jones had tried going over the 51-meter high falls on April 19. The inflatable ball was found empty at the foot of the thundering water.

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