Coast Guard Pulls Woman’s Body From Car Atop Niagara Falls
It wasn’t until the woman was brought to shore that rescuers ascertained that she was already dead.
Lindsay DeDario/Reuters
A Coast Guard rescuer pulled a woman’s body from her car Wednesday at the top of American Falls, one of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. The rescuer descended from a helicopter, opened the door of her submerged sedan, and pulled her out, believing she was still alive after her car entered the Niagara River between a pedestrian bridge and a vehicle bridge connected to the falls and was swept downriver. It wasn’t until the woman was brought to shore that rescuers ascertained that she was already dead. Authorities did not say whether the victim, described as a woman in her late 60s, entered the river intentionally.
Waiting at a scary scene at the American Falls. A car is in the Niagara River near the brink of the falls. No official word yet but it is believed to be occupied. Unclear how it ended up in the water. (See it in the center of photo just above firefighter helmets.) pic.twitter.com/XkXTvxvlWq
— Stephen T Watson 💉💉💉 (@buffaloscribe) December 8, 2021
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