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Mom who ‘intentionally’ jumped from Niagara Falls with her two children eerie repeat of similar 2023 tragedy

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Updated 16:18 7 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 16:13 7 Nov 2024 GMT

Mom who ‘intentionally’ jumped from Niagara Falls with her two children eerie repeat of similar 2023 tragedy

The investigation into the death of Chianti Means and her two children is ongoing

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Diamond Scott/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Topics: Mental Health, US News

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.

The story of a 33-year-old woman who is thought to have intentionally jumped over Niagara Falls with her two children is sadly reminiscent of another tragedy that took place just last year.

Authorities in New York launched an investigation on October 28 this year, after receiving a report at approximately 9pm local time alerting them that a woman had gone over the safety guard rail at the falls with her two children.

Police searched for the mom, who was identified as Chianti Means, as well as nine-year-old Roman Rossman and five-month-old Mecca Means, but have so far been unable to find their bodies.

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Chianti Means is believed to have leapt 'intentionally' over the edge of the Niagara Falls with her two children (Facebook/Diamond Scott)
Chianti Means is believed to have leapt 'intentionally' over the edge of the Niagara Falls with her two children (Facebook/Diamond Scott)

Trooper James O’Callaghan, a State Police Public Information Officer, described the incident as 'intentional', but said police were still trying to find out the reason behind what happened.

As tragic as it is, the story of Chianti and her children is sadly not the only one of its kind.

In February 2023, a five-year-old boy was left in critical condition after he and his mother both fell 'approximately 90 feet' into the Niagara Gorge, near the Cave of the Winds complex.

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Rescuers quickly rushed to perform 'life-saving measures' for the mother and son, but the mom sadly died at the bottom of the gorge.

The young boy was stabilized and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for a head injury.

Discussing the rescue effort, New York State Parks Police Captain at the time, Chris Rola, said: "Although today it's nice out, it's very icy down there. It's a real tough terrain that our guy and our girls were able to get through and get to them and provide that life-saving care and do everything they could.

"We were going to make every effort for that child that was still alive at the time."

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A mother and her son went over the Niagara Falls in 2023 (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
A mother and her son went over the Niagara Falls in 2023 (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Rola added: "Niagara Falls is a tough place to perform rescues. The State Park Police, we have a swift water rescue team, we have high angle rope rescue guys that train all the time. Niagara Falls fire is great, and as you can see, the state police are a great partner with us, and their aviation crews [are] top-notch."

At the time, the captain said authorities did not believe the fall was an accident.

The investigation into Chianti and her children's deaths is still ongoing, but on at the weekend O'Callaghan admitted: "The circumstances of how that went down, that is the part we may be able to solve or we may never know. Not going to get into what the witnesses saw because it’s still an active case, but it is alarming what they told us."

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