Stuntman lost going over Niagara falls. All that was ever found of him was his right arm. First individual to perish while attempting to conquer Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Stephens, a barber from Bristol, England set out on July 11, 1920 inside a self-made oak barrel with an anvil affixed to his feet. As he went over the falls, the anvil broke through the barrel ultimately pulling him to his watery grave. His body was never recovered. After his accident All that was ever found was his right arm.
Note: Right arm was buried ummarked grave at Canada Drummond Cemetery
Stephens, a barber from Bristol, England set out on July 11, 1920 inside a self-made oak barrel with an anvil affixed to his feet. As he went over the falls, the anvil broke through the barrel ultimately pulling him to his watery grave. His body was never recovered. After his accident All that was ever found was his right arm.
Note: Right arm was buried ummarked grave at Canada Drummond Cemetery
Stuntman lost going over Niagara falls. All that was ever found of him was his right arm. First individual to perish while attempting to conquer Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Stephens, a barber from Bristol, England set out on July 11, 1920 inside a self-made oak barrel with an anvil affixed to his feet. As he went over the falls, the anvil broke through the barrel ultimately pulling him to his watery grave. His body was never recovered. After his accident All that was ever found was his right arm.
Note: Right arm was buried ummarked grave at Canada Drummond Cemetery
Stephens, a barber from Bristol, England set out on July 11, 1920 inside a self-made oak barrel with an anvil affixed to his feet. As he went over the falls, the anvil broke through the barrel ultimately pulling him to his watery grave. His body was never recovered. After his accident All that was ever found was his right arm.
Note: Right arm was buried ummarked grave at Canada Drummond Cemetery
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