The Niagara falls are among the tallest waterfalls in the world making them the perfect location for stunt men. Many Holiday makers usually visit the Niagara falls on their Canada Holidays. Many men have died meddling with the terrifyingly high falls (53m) Many dare devils dream of having the courage to throw themselves over the edge of the massive falls. The thought of being flung over the falls is just unbearable to most but a few revolutionaries have taken the plunge and survived the Death defying free fall.

The most notorious of all the dare devils was Annie Taylor, a school teacher who was bored of life and wanted tan easy road to fame, the only way she would imagine herself achieving her goal was to throw herself over the edge of the Horse shoes falls (the larger falls in Canada you might find on Toronto Holidays). At the Old age of 65 she climbed into a wooden barrel with her pet black cat and was rowed out into the Niagara river and let loose, 17 minutes later she was flung over the lip of the giant falls plunging towards her certain death. When the barrel appeared on the surface at the bottom of the falls in one piece on looks screamed in amazement the barrel was salvaged and was dragged ashore to find old Annie inside alive! She was very dazed and confused ad probably felt concussed.

An English man Charles Stephen attempted the same life threatening stunt but died because he fell out of the bottom of the barrel and landed in the rocks at the bottom, only his arm was ever found.

if a visit to the falls doesn’t take your fancy don’t give up hope on Canada as the country is so diverse and has lots to offer like Canada Rail Tours Throughout the scenic landscapes and into the secluded ski resorts and hiking towns such as whistler.