From a Nanaimo Daily News:
Nanaimo daredevil Dean Sullivan has landed a summer job in Niagara Falls, where he is being paid to leap off a 155-metre tower and break the world record for the longest rappel out of a helicopter.
Sullivan is no stranger to risk-taking.
He made calculated jumps off Niagara Falls last year and in 2004, which required him to grip a rope, anchored above him, precisely at the right time before smashing into the surface below. He also made headlines in 2002 when he bungee jumped off the Lions Gate Bridge at Vancouver’s Stanley Park. He was trying to land safely on a passing cruise ship, but miscalculated and hit his head.
But unlike his past jumps, all illegal, this time he’s following the rules.
“I don’t want to get in anymore trouble,” he said.
Residents in Niagara Falls hope to capitalize on Sullivan’s daredevil antics to help boost the community’s tourism sector, struggling to attract U.S. visitors due to a strong Canadian dollar.