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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2009

William Red Hill Jr. rides the Niagara Falls rapids in a barrel.
Greek philosopher George Statakis climbs into an oak barrel with a steel lining to ride the Niagara Falls. It has an 3 hour oxygen supply and weighs over a ton, Statakis brings a 105 year old turtle with him on his fatal plunge. His hand waves goodbye from the portal of the barrel. Men assist in closing the airtight barrel and tow the barrel out to the falls behind a boat.
The barrel floats in the rapids and plunges over the waterfall as spectators look on. The barrel got caught in the rocks and eventually ran out of oxygen, Statakis died however his pet turtle survived the fall.
More footage of William Red Hill Jr. this time covering his fatal plunge over the Niagara Falls in a barrel made out of inner tubes he called The Thing. In 1951 Hill Jr. attempted to recreate his famous fathers adventure but his inner tube barrel tore apart and he met an untimely death.

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  • TheJWxd13

    Is it just me or does this guy sound excited when He's talking about the guy dying.

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  • shoedoctor99

    They were all gangsters, see.

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  • kabiblehopper123

    Red Hill Sr, Champion and Genuine Badass. Gets medal for saving sister from burning house. Two metals for bravery in WW1. Saves Leach from barrels twice, saves him a third time while trying to swm the rapids. Beaten the Niagara river 5 TIMES! 1912, while visiting the Ice bridge, it started to break up, Red waved all but 4 to safety, realizing people were still on the ice, he WENT BACK and pulled one off before it gave way, and saved the two men from the scrow up river when it first broke loose.

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  • Pweeze66

    WOW, good thing 2 people didn't die or this announcer may have had an orgasm.

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  • Jessica Mchale

    His fail was making the barrel to heavy, heard some old lady did it in a whiskey barrell and survived, u do the math

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  • dirtyjerzable

    myeah see?!?!? gangstas. awesome footage

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  • Gijojolee

    What great parenting! Make your son promise to kill himself for no reason

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  • MegaThecolonel

    They are holding up the turtle while he is brown bread in there absolutely mental

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