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.

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.

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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