Niagara jumper 'wanted to prove he could survive'

For years, Kirk Jones said it was possible to survive a jump from the top of Niagara Falls, and that he wanted to prove it.

For years, Kirk Jones said it was possible to survive a jump from the top of Niagara Falls, and that he wanted to prove it.

Friends and family thought it was just talk – until Monday, when the 40-year-old became the first person known to have survived a drop from the falls without safety devices.

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