From the Buffalo News:<\/p>\n
Nik Wallenda got his first taste of the wet and windy conditions he\u2019ll encounter when he walks over the falls, as blowing rain drenched the stuntman Wednesday during his daily training session.<\/p>\n
The skies opened at 11 a.m., just as Wallenda was walking his practice wire, drenching him and causing onlookers at the Seneca Niagara Casino to take cover under a canopy.<\/p>\n
Wallenda, though, didn\u2019t hesitate, continuing his walk along the lower portion of the high-wire. He didn\u2019t walk along the more elevated section of the wire.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust enjoying the beautiful weather,\u201d the stuntman joked to a ponchoed fan who rushed to take Wallenda\u2019s picture.<\/p>\n
He walked in the pouring rain for about 25 minutes\u2014until he was fully drenched \u2014 stopping and changing direction twice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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