Kirk Raymond Jones

Kirk Raymond Jones
Jones in 2004
Born1962 or 1963
Diedc.(2017-04-19)April 19, 2017 (aged 53 or 54)[a]
Cause of deathGoing over Niagara Falls
Body discoveredYoungstown, New York, US
Known forGoing over Niagara Falls without safety equipment

Kirk Raymond Jones (1962 or 1963 – c. April 19, 2017) was an American who became the first person to survive going over Horseshoe Falls, the largest waterfall of Niagara Falls, without safety equipment, in 2003. He then went over Niagara Falls again in 2017 with a plastic ball and died.

  1. ^ O'Brien, John (June 15, 2017). "Kirk Jones, who survived historic Niagara Falls plunge, dies in return 14 years later". The Post-Standard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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