Canadian tightrope walker Jay Cochrane dies of cancer at age 69

From Yahoo! Canada News:

Celebrated Canadian tightrope walker Jay Cochrane died Wednesday in Niagara Falls, Ont., at the age of 69.
A tribute on Cochrane‘s website to the man dubbed ‘‘The Prince of the Air‘‘ says he died from pancreatic cancer.

See also:

• UPI – Highwire performer Jay Cochrane dies at the age of 69
• CBC News – Jay Cochrane, tightrope ‘Prince of the Air,’ dies in Ontario