In this July 14, 2010 photo, Roger Woodward, who survived going over Niagara Falls 50 years ago, when he was 7, poses with his dog River at a nature park in Huntsville, Ala.
Posted on 07/16/2010 5:00:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Fifty years ago, Roger Woodward earned bragging rights as one of the few people to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls.
Not that he ever used them.
For sure, the 7-year-old miracle boy who tumbled over the brink after a boating accident is part of the colorful folklore of the Falls. His story is told in the same breath as the fame and fortune-seeking adventurers led by schoolteacher Annie Taylor's 1901 barrel ride with her cat......
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In this July 14, 2010 photo, Roger Woodward, who survived going over Niagara Falls 50 years ago, when he was 7, poses with his dog River at a nature park in Huntsville, Ala.
That’s not the same person- he’s got hair.
Okay mom....From now on, I’ll listen to you!!!
Now we know why Mom always said to wear clean underwear.
That’s the guy & dog from the Bush’s Baked Beans ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54gCuZtg2OQ
I think all that churning action would clean up the dirtiest of drawers.
I imagine if they weren’t dirty before, they were after.
Interesting in the article how the bad part was the rapids above the falls. I can see that.
One of those kids was snatched out of the boat by a tourist who, without even thinking, suspended himself upside down from a railing as the vessel went over the edge. This kid (not anymore) survived, the third wasn’t so lucky. This is as memory serves, so...
Thanks JPB.
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