‘Hero’ from famous Falls rescue turns 100

From the Niagara Gazette: When John R. Hayes Sr., 48, a visitor from New Jersey, spotted the crisis near Terrapin Point that day, July 9, 1960, he dashed to the railing — less than 200 feet from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls — and started shouting. “Kick, girl! Kick your feet, come to me!”…

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‘Local hero’ Ruedi Hafen can’t beat ‘Capt. Coolest’

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Helicopters president Ruedi Hafen’s “quick-thinking and airmanship” were the reasons he was a finalist for Aviator of the Year, but he just couldn’t edge out the compelling story of U. S. Airways pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger. “I feel really good to be chosen as the only helicopter pilot in…

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