Roger Woodward Returns to Niagara Falls on the 20th Anniversary of his Plunge over the Horseshoe Falls
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- Title
- Roger Woodward Returns to Niagara Falls on the 20th Anniversary of his Plunge over the Horseshoe Falls
- Description
- en-CA On July 9 1960 a boat ride turned tragic when Jim Honeycutt and Roger and Deanne Woodward were swept into the fast moving water of the Upper rapids. Deanne was swept toward Goat Island and rescued by a tourist. Jim Honeycutt and Roger were swept to the brink of the Horseshoe Falls and over. Honeycutt disappeared but Roger survived to be rescued by the crew of the Maid of the Mist. Roger Woodward was the first person to survive the Horseshoe Falls without a protective capsule. He was only seven years old at the time.
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=370200
- Creator
- Bailey, George
- Type
- Still Image
- Is Part Of
- General Photograph Collection
- Extent
- 3.5" by 5"
- Medium
- Black and White photograph
- Provenance
- Donated by George Bailey
- Date
- July 1980
- Subject
- Niagara River - Accidents
- Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls
- Portraits - Biographical
- Spatial Coverage
- Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls
- Source
- Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
- number
- D504354
- Format
- Black and white photograph
- Date Created
- 2012-11-21
- Date Modified
- 2012-11-22
