Nik Wallenda completes Niagara Falls tightrope walk

From the Los Angeles Times: High-wire artist Nik Wallenda fulfilled his dream of walking over Niagara Falls on a wire Friday, defying predictions of naysayers who warned of everything from falcons to fierce winds toppling him as he made his way over the roaring water. As hundreds of thousands of people watched from the Canadian…

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Wallenda may face falcon attack

From Niagara This Week: Could a Flying Wallenda meet a flying falcon? There’s a “good possibility’’ a pair of nesting falcons at Niagara Falls could attack daredevil high-wire walker Nik Wallenda as he attempts a crossing over the famous waterway on June 15, say Mark and Marion Nash, spokespeople for the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Wallenda,…

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