April 18, 2024
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OVER THE EDGE: Freeport thrillseeker plans to barrel over Niagara Falls one last time

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From The Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida): Steve Trotter is an intelligent, well-spoken and charismatic individual who happens to have barreled over Niagara Falls, twice. And, he’s about to do it again. When he was 22 years old, the Freeport man was the youngest person ever to ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel….

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Barrels used by daredevils on display in Niagara Falls exhibit

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From the Canadian Press (via Yahoo! Canada Travel): Twenty-five years after stuntman Karel Soucek survived his trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a new exhibit highlights the daredevils who have been drawn to the site. Soucek, from Hamilton, suffered only minor injuries in his plunge on July 2, 1984. He died, however, about six…

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