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Title: History Of The Day - Daredevil Sam Patch's Final, Fatal Stunt (1829)
Post by: TFD on Nov 13, 2013, 09:31 AM
Patch, a one-time mill worker, made a name for himself as a stunt diver in the late 1920s, most famously by leaping from a 125-ft (38-m) ladder into the Niagara River near the base of Niagara Falls not once but twice. Less than a month later, he made another 125-ft jump, ironically billed as "Sam's Last Jump," this time into the Genesee River. With thousands watching, the daredevil leapt to his death. In his first Genesee stunt the week before, what did Patch send over the ledge before jumping? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst47438_Daredevil-Sam-Patch-s-Final--Fatal-Stunt--1829-.aspx)