Niagara Falls Drained 1969 Bodies Found. Even if you ve never visited the niagara falls chances are you re familiar with them. In june 1969 u s.
Even if you ve never visited the niagara falls chances are you re familiar with them. In june 1969 u s. For six months in the summer and fall of 1969 niagara s american falls were de watered as the army corps of engineers conducted a geological survey of the falls rock face concerned that it was becoming destabilized by erosion.
A build up of rocks at the bottom of the falls was becoming worrisome alongside a desire to collect data from the base of the falls.
When crews shut down the falls in 1969 they found two bodies and millions of coins most of which were removed. According to mashable when the final drips of water flowed over the team found two dead bodies which was thought at the time to be pretty low considering the number of accidents and suicides. Engineers diverted the flow of the niagara river away from the american side of the falls for several months. When crews shut down the falls in 1969 they found two bodies and millions of.
