From Bullet News Niagara:<\/p>\n
The steel railing and stone wall that divides tens of thousands of tourists from the beauty and power of Niagara Falls are almost always wet and slippery from the mist that routinely drifts out across the city.<\/p>\n
But the obvious potential for danger, the signs warning people to keep their feet on the sidewalk, constant reminders from police patrolling the area around Table Rock \u2013 even with all of that, some people can\u2019t resist tempting fate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see it all the time,\u201d said Niagara Parks Police Chief Doug Kane. \u201cIt\u2019s very disturbing \u2026 very disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n
So even on a breezy August Monday afternoon, with three incidents serving as fresh reminders of the dangerous and deadly consequences, there they were, visitors scaling the barrier at the brink of the falls, anxious for that apparent metre or two of added closeness to one of the world\u2019s greatest wonders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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