Departures of note

Despite being stopped by Niagara Parks police two days earlier, on August 18, 1985 at 8:30 AM Steve Trotter and his 11‑man crew launched his barrel into the Niagara River rapids a quarter‑mile from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, and Trotter went over the Falls and survived with minor scrapes.

Trotter said the stunt was “like the best roller‑coaster ride you had as a 10‑year‑old,” and he was fined $500 by the Niagara Parks Police for “illegally stunting in a park.”