From the Niagara Falls Review:
Dean Sullivan, a 42-year-old daredevil from St. Catharines, rappelled from the Skylon Tower observation deck Monday. Wearing a harness, he hooked himself to a rope hanging from the top of the 158-metre tower and slid down face-first using his hands as a brake. It was a publicity stunt to promote the downtown Daredevil Days festival, Aug. 15 to 17.
With only his hands to brake his fall, daredevil Dean Sullivan jumped face-first off the Skylon Tower Monday – attached to only a rope – and landed safely 520 feet on the ground below as hundreds of spectators cheered his success.
The jump, which took place with no safety devices outside of the rope and the waist harness attached to it, occurred around noon.
Note: I’ll have my pictures and video up later today.