Illinois mom, 34, jumps off Niagara Falls in ‘suicide plunge’ with son, and dies after landing on ice 90 feet below while on vacation with her husband: Boy survives but critical
- A woman, 34, and her 5-year-old son fell 90 feet from Niagara Falls State Park
- New York State Police said they were treating the incident as an attempted suicide.
- The woman went with her husband and son. they were on tour from illinois
a mother from Illinois died, and her son survived, when she jumped with him from a 90-foot cliff over the frozen edge of the Niagara Falls Gorge.
State police said the 34-year-old mother, who has not been named, is said to have intentionally jumped after climbing over a railing on Goat Island in Niagara State Park at about 12.30 a.m. on February 12.
His body was found near the Cave of the Winds complex, which sits on the American side of the falls, spanning the border with Canada.
The 5-year-old boy was rescued and taken to Children’s Hospital at Buffalo with head injuries but the mother died and her body was airlifted from the bank. The boy underwent surgery and remained in critical condition until the next day.
In pictures obtained by DailyMail.com the man appears to be conscious as he is being loaded into an ambulance following the tragedy.
He was taken to a vehicle to be stabilized, and shortly afterwards loaded onto a helicopter for emergency treatment.
The woman was visiting from Illinois with her husband and son when they collapsed. Police said they are questioning the husband and other witnesses.
This is the moment a five-year-old boy was loaded into an ambulance after surviving the 90-foot plunge of Niagara Falls on February 12. The young man was conscious and remained gravely ill. He jumped in with his mother, who did not survive. Police is considering the incident as a suspicious suicide.
The youth is seen receiving emergency treatment as he is loaded into an ambulance. He was later transferred in an emergency medical helicopter, with his condition still being described as critical on Thursday
This is the moment the young man was transferred from an ambulance to a waiting helicopter, from where he was flown off for emergency treatment
Emergency responders are pictured at the scene of a suspected suicide plunge after a 34-year-old Illinois woman fell to her death from the Niagara Falls. She ended her life by jumping with her five-year-old son. he survived but is seriously ill
This is the same helicopter that was used to retrieve the mother’s body after she jumped off the famous waterfall and landed on the ice 90 feet below.
Niagara Falls is a well-known suicide hotspot. Police say they are treating the tragedy as a possible suicide, but are yet to confirm why the woman jumped to her death
“The investigation is ongoing, but we do not believe this was an accident,” said Capt. Chris Rolla of the New York State Parks Police. A state police spokesman said on Thursday that the incident was being treated as an attempted suicide.
Both winds fell into the gorge in the area of the elevator’s cave, allowing rescuers to descend with ease. Niagara Falls firefighters were able to cross the chasm beneath the snow, where the mother and son landed.
They were able to take the boy to an elevator and take him to a parking lot on the island, from where he was taken in a helicopter to Oishi Children’s Hospital.
Dramatic footage showed the young man being carried on a stretcher to a waiting helicopter.
The woman died on the spot and her body was pulled out of the ditch.
“Niagara Falls is a difficult place to rescue,” Rola said during a press conference on Monday afternoon. ,[The boy] was stable enough that they were able Take him out on the lift up to the waiting ambulance.’
“Unfortunately the woman was unable to make it and was recovered by the New York State Police Aviation Unit and is being taken to Niagara County Corner,” he said.
5-year-old boy undergoes surgery and remains in critical condition till next day
File photo: On the left is Goat Island US. Niagara River Parkway on the right is in Canada
Police said on Tuesday that rescue workers crossed “300 feet of dangerous snow terrain” while trying to reach the victims.
‘Although it’s great outside today, it’s very snowy down there, so it’s really tough terrain that our boys and girls were able to go through and provide them with life-saving care and do everything that they do,’ Rola said. Could have.
New York State Trooper James O’Callaghan said, “We are not releasing any names because of the possibility of this case being a suicide.” buffalo news on Thursday.
He could not explain why the family was coming from Illinois. A spokeswoman for the hospital said it could not provide details about the boy’s treatment beyond his condition.