Jesse W Sharp - paddle recovered after his fatal kayak trip over the Horseshoe Falls

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Title
Jesse W Sharp - paddle recovered after his fatal kayak trip over the Horseshoe Falls
Description
NIAGARA defancesio wes hill
handwritten note on back of photograph reads Jesse Sharpe's paddle, 3 men in background Mark Defancesio, Mike Defancesio, Wes Hill (U.S.side)
en-CA Jesse Sharp a 28 year old from Tennessee had been planning to go over Niagara Falls for some 10 years. On June 5 1990 he attempted to kayak over the Horseshoe Falls and it was his last ride. His red kayak was found intact with only a small dent in the side, below the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. His body has never been found
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=90561
Medium
Photograph
Extent
10" x 8' colour photograph
Date
19900605
Is Part Of
General Photograph Collection
locator
LHC - VF - Stunters
Subject
Stunts and Stunters
Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls
Portraits - Biographical
Spatial Coverage
Canada - Ontario
number
D11370B
Format
Photograph
Date Created
2003-04-05
Date Modified
2005-04-30