Man walks on tightrope over Niagara Falls

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(Srilankamirror) – A man has completed a 1,800ft tightrope walk across Niagara Falls from the US to Canada.

Nik Wallenda braved wind and heavy spray to complete the walk on a 2- inch wire.

The televised stunt was watched by thousands from Goat Island in US.

It is the first such feat over Niagara Falls in over a century.

Mr Wallenda is the seventh generation of the famed Flying Wallendas, who had performed for over
200 years.

Mr Wallenda wore a safety harness attaching him to the wire, a precaution insisted on by the US broadcaster ABC.

The 33-year-old had estimated the total cost of the walk would be around $1.3m (£830,000), including creating and installing the steel wire, as well as permits and security on both sides of the border.