“The investigation is ongoing, but we don’t believe it is an accident,” State Parks Police Capt. Chris Rola said.
A 5-year-old boy was rescued and his mother died after the two jumped 90 feet into the Niagara Gorge at Niagara Falls State Park on Tuesday, officials said.the Buffalo News reportedEmergency crews performed life-saving measures on Berti and her son but were unable to save her. Her body was flown by helicopter from the bottom of the gorge to the coroner’s office.
Rola said that the woman and child had been at the park with the woman’s husband before the fall, but authorities are still investigating what may have caused the incident. The husband and other witnesses are being interviewed by police, he said.Authorities said they do not believe the fall was accidental.The mother and child fell 90 feet and landed on ice that had formed near the bottom of the gorge, Rola said. Niagara Falls firefighters had to daringly walk across the ice to reach the two.
The child, who suffered a head injury, was loaded onto a stretcher and brought up the Cave of the Winds elevator, where an emergency helicopter was waiting just after 2 p.m.The mother and son jumped near the popular Cave of the Winds.The area around the Cave of the Winds — a popular tourist attraction close to Niagara Falls — was roped off by police during the rescue.
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