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Very tragic.

The Falls unfortunately is a huge lure to those wishing to pass beyond this life in a dramatic way.  May those 2 children RIP and may their mother finally have the solace she apparently couldn't find in this life.

Back in the mid-80's during a noon news broadcast Channel 2 was covering some sort of flower festival by the Falls.  About a minute into the broadcast you see a short older man run into the river.  His head bopped up a couple of times and then he went under the water.  A few seconds later there were a pair of feet popping out of the water as he went over.  Don't remember the reporter, but will never forget seeing the guy's legs pop back up out of the water.

Mental illness sucks.

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2 hours ago, Taro T said:

Very tragic.

The Falls unfortunately is a huge lure to those wishing to pass beyond this life in a dramatic way.  

People taking their lives this way happens much more frequently than the public/media is aware of.   Very sad kids were involved.  I hate reading the news because of things of this nature.   

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12 hours ago, Indabuff said:

People taking their lives this way happens much more frequently than the public/media is aware of.   Very sad kids were involved.  I hate reading the news because of things of this nature.   

 And it’s covered in the media much more than ever.  The rate of suicide and mental illness seems so much higher now than ever before.   I wonder if it really is, but it sure seems to be?  

Sad story.  

 

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People are stressed with life these days.  Often they see no other way out.  Not to downplay the tragic nature of mental illness, but that is not always a factor.  Was there a husband / significant other in the family dynamic?  Maybe the last thing that was piled on was a partner that left the family?

Very sad and tragic story.

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