Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Falls Deaths

After investigating and recovering the bodies, officials believed that the mystery bodies were most likely suicides. Tragically, they had no idea who they were or how to identify them. These deaths made it obvious that there was no true way to tell how many people died or remained in the waters of Niagara Falls...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.